two-factor authentication
authentication method in which a computer user is granted access only after successfully presenting two pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism
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two-factor authentication
Summary
two-factor authentication ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- two-factor authentication's subclass of is recorded as multi-factor authentication[2].
- two-factor authentication's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0108mxnz[3].
- two-factor authentication's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[4].
- two-factor authentication's different from is recorded as two-step verification[5].
- two-factor authentication's different from is recorded as multi-factor authentication[6].
- two-factor authentication's Quora topic ID is recorded as Two-Factor-Authentication[7].
- two-factor authentication's Lex ID is recorded as to-faktor_godkendelse[8].
- two-factor authentication's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 2단계 인증[9].
Why It Matters
two-factor authentication ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]