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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.

MWE

Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.01.16.d ¶ 1

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 →
§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.
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.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_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.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The requirement to use multiple factors for authentication and advanced technology, such as dynamic passwords or digital certificates, to verify an entity’s identity.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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