Strong Authentication

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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The requirement to use multiple factors for authentication and advanced technology, such as dynamic passwords or digital certificates, to verify an entity’s identity.

MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Strong Authentications
possessive: Strong Authentication's
pluralpossessive: Strong Authentications'

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