IDENTITY SECURITY ESSENTIALS
WATCHGUARD CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Authentication Factor: Something you have. Answer: phone,
hardware token, keys, RFID card, certificate private key
◉ Authentication Factor: Something you are. Answer: fingerprint, facial
scan, voice recognition
◉ Authentication Factor: Location. Answer: geofencing, geokinetics,
network locations
◉ (T/F) You do not need the Authpoint mobile app for OTP
authentication when you have a hardware token.. Answer: True
◉ What is Authpoint Gateway?. Answer: A lightweight software
application installed on a network to securely communicate with
RADIUS clients and LDAP databases.
◉ What role does Authpoint Gateway play in the network?. Answer: It
operates as a RADIUS server, and imports LDAP users and validates
their passwords.
, ◉ What is the Logon app used for?. Answer: to require authentication
when users log on to a computer or server
◉ AuthPoint resources include:. Answer: IdP Portal, Logon App, RD
Web, Firebox, RADIUS Client, SAML, ADFS, RESTful API Client
◉ Authentication methods available depend on.... Answer: the
authentication policies that include the end user's groups.
◉ From most secure to least secure, the authentication methods are:.
Answer: push/QR code, OTP, password
◉ RADIUS client resources cannot use which authentication method?.
Answer: QR codes
◉ For RADIUS authentication using OTP:. Answer: Append the OTP to
the end of your password without a space
◉ (T/F) Users can Migrate All Tokens at once and receive an activation
email for each token on a new device.. Answer: True
◉ How many software and hardware tokens can an AuthPoint user
have?. Answer: 20 total
WATCHGUARD CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Authentication Factor: Something you have. Answer: phone,
hardware token, keys, RFID card, certificate private key
◉ Authentication Factor: Something you are. Answer: fingerprint, facial
scan, voice recognition
◉ Authentication Factor: Location. Answer: geofencing, geokinetics,
network locations
◉ (T/F) You do not need the Authpoint mobile app for OTP
authentication when you have a hardware token.. Answer: True
◉ What is Authpoint Gateway?. Answer: A lightweight software
application installed on a network to securely communicate with
RADIUS clients and LDAP databases.
◉ What role does Authpoint Gateway play in the network?. Answer: It
operates as a RADIUS server, and imports LDAP users and validates
their passwords.
, ◉ What is the Logon app used for?. Answer: to require authentication
when users log on to a computer or server
◉ AuthPoint resources include:. Answer: IdP Portal, Logon App, RD
Web, Firebox, RADIUS Client, SAML, ADFS, RESTful API Client
◉ Authentication methods available depend on.... Answer: the
authentication policies that include the end user's groups.
◉ From most secure to least secure, the authentication methods are:.
Answer: push/QR code, OTP, password
◉ RADIUS client resources cannot use which authentication method?.
Answer: QR codes
◉ For RADIUS authentication using OTP:. Answer: Append the OTP to
the end of your password without a space
◉ (T/F) Users can Migrate All Tokens at once and receive an activation
email for each token on a new device.. Answer: True
◉ How many software and hardware tokens can an AuthPoint user
have?. Answer: 20 total
