Understanding Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Dive into Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Boost your online security by learning how MFA works, its importance, and specific AWS examples.
- Something you know: This could be a password, PIN, or some other type of knowledge-based challenge.
- Something you have: This often refers to a physical device, like a smartphone or a security token, that can generate a time-sensitive code.
- Something you are: This involves biometrics, such as fingerprints, facial recognition, or voice prints.
- Their password (something they know).
- A dynamically generated code from their AWS MFA device (something they have).
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