Multi-factor authentication

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

GlossaryL1 — what DictionaryL2 — how used ThesaurusL3 — relations Universaleverything

The process of using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include something you know (e.g., password or personal identification number); something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device or token); and something you are (e.g., biometric).

Framework senses

8 senses across 8 frameworks

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: A combination of more than one authentication method, such as token and password (or personal identification number [PIN] or token and biometric device).

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →

§1: Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: • something you know (e.g. password/PIN); • something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or • something you are (e.g., biometric).

NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →

§1: Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: • something you know (e.g. password/PIN); • something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or • something you are (e.g., biometric).

NERC CIP-005-5 (Electronic Security Perimeters) v51 senseview framework →

§1: Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: • something you know (e.g. password/PIN); • something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or • something you are (e.g., biometric).

NERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v21 senseview framework →

§1: Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: • something you know (e.g. password/PIN); • something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or • something you are (e.g., biometric).

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: The process of using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include something you know (e.g., password or personal identification number); something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device or token); and something you are (e.g., biometric).

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something you know (e.g. password/PIN); (ii) something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something you are (e.g., biometric). See Authenticator.

NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →

§1: Authentication using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something you know (e.g. password/PIN); (ii) something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something you are (e.g., biometric). See Authenticator.