Multi-factor authentication

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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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).

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synonym: multi-factor authentication
alternatephrasing: multifactor authentication
plural: Multi-factor authenticationsmultifactor authentications
possessive: Multi-factor authentication'smultifactor authentication's
pluralpossessive: Multi-factor authentications'multifactor authentications'

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