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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

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