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Single factor authentication

nounid 4164·updated May 9, 2026
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Authentication process that requires only the user ID and password to grant access

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
SFA
plural
Single factor authentications
possessive
Single factor authentication's
pluralpossessive
Single factor authentications'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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Authentication process that requires only the user ID and password to grant access

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