Multi-Factor Authentication
Identity verification requiring multiple evidence categories such as passwords, possession factors, biometrics, or cryptographic keys.
Core metadata
- ID: multi_factor_authentication
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1983 (decade)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Digital Identity Systems (digital_identity_systems)
- Enterprise Cyber Identity (enterprise_cyber_identity)
- Public Key Infrastructure (public_key_infrastructure)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
Field lanes
- Cybersecurity & Cryptography: Identity & Trust
Node sources
- NIST Special Publication 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines (NIST, 2025, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Identity Systems (digital_identity_systems) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Digital Identity Systems provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Public Key Infrastructure (public_key_infrastructure) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Public Key Infrastructure provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Enterprise Cyber Identity (enterprise_cyber_identity) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Enterprise Cyber Identity provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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