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What is transitive authentication?

The phrase transitive authentication means that the client authenticates once, and when he requests subsequent services the servers are aware of and believe in the prior authentication. Generally the initial authentication takes work; at the very least it requires typing a password, showing biometric data, or insertion of a possession key.

What is dual factor authentication?

A. Dual factor authentication. Here is why: Somewhere You Are: The location factor relates to your location when you authenticate. This factor could use either physical or logical locations and requires you to be in a certain location when you authenticate to the system (Figure 3-13). From a physical perspective, for example, in a highly secure facility, you may need to use a specific workstation, located in a certain room, to authenticate to the system before you can work on it from any other location. (Mike Meyer’s CompTIA Security+ p. 137) So, you got username and password (something you know) AND a computer in the office building (somewhere you are) which indicate dual factor authentication. For Transitive authentication >>> https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/security-plus-authentication-authorization-access-control-sy0-401/#gref ; http://www.jfcarter.net/~jimc/documents/authen-0702.html

Is transitive authentication used for single sign-on?

never heard of transitive authentication. There is something called transitive trust which is used for single sign-on (i.e. - if A trusts B, and B trusts C, then A can trust C). I agree the answer should be dual-factor authentication (i.e. - "something you know" and "somewhere you are")