which of the following defines authentication? course hero

by Mr. Deon Glover 7 min read

Which of the following forms of authentication are being used?

Microsoft recommends passwordless authentication methods such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, and the Microsoft Authenticator app because they provide the most secure sign-in experience.

What does an authentication question allow you to do?

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Which option is the most secure type of user authentication?

  • The Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
  • The Shiva PAP (SPAP)
  • Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
  • Microsoft CHAP (MS-CHAP)
  • The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Is the following authentication scheme secure?

The "Basic" HTTP authentication scheme is defined in RFC 7617, which transmits credentials as user ID/password pairs, encoded using base64. As the user ID and password are passed over the network as clear text (it is base64 encoded, but base64 is a reversible encoding), the basic authentication scheme is not secure.