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Strong Authentication

nounid 4261·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.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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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.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The requirement to use multiple factors for authentication and advanced technology, such as dynamic passwords or digital certificates, to verify an entity’s identity.

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