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risk-based authentication

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Any risk-based system of authentication that detects anomalies or changes in the normal use patterns of a Person and require s additional verification of the Person’s identity when such deviations or changes are detected, such as through the use of challenge questions.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Regulated88%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

Pii80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

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