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risk-based authentication

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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.

MWENY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)

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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