What does multi-factor authentication mean on the CPA exam?
Multi-factor authentication. Requiring evidence from two or more different categories: something you know, something you have, something you are. Two passwords are not two factors.
Defined against NIST SP 800-63B.
Which CPA exam sections use multi-factor authentication?
Multi-factor authentication appears in the ISC section of the CPA exam.
Other names for multi-factor authentication
MFA, two-factor authentication
Related terms
- report release date: The date the auditor grants the entity permission to use the report.