MFA METHODS TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is Multifactor Authentication? - ANSWER requires more than two
means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user
has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification) to allow a user
access to a protected resource
What can a user use to authenticate? - ANSWER Either a push notification,
QR code, one time password, or a password.
From Most secure to least, which methods are most secure. - ANSWER 1.Push
and QR code
2. One-time password
3. Password
What is SSO? - ANSWER Single Sign On. Login once to access multiple
resources.
What kind of resources does Authpoint MFA protect? - ANSWER SAML, RD
web, IdP portal
What is RADIUS? - ANSWER an authentication service used to authenticate a
wide range of clients. Most useful for a central authentication point. (Remote
Authentication Dial-in User Service)
What is LDAP? - ANSWER The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an
application protocol for querying and modifying data using directory services
running over TCP/IP. An example of this would be active directory.
How does RADIUS work? - ANSWER Users authenticate with a central
server before accessing network resources
What is SAML? - ANSWER Security Assertion Markup Language - is an
XML based data format used for SSO on web browsers
ANSWERS
What is Multifactor Authentication? - ANSWER requires more than two
means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user
has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification) to allow a user
access to a protected resource
What can a user use to authenticate? - ANSWER Either a push notification,
QR code, one time password, or a password.
From Most secure to least, which methods are most secure. - ANSWER 1.Push
and QR code
2. One-time password
3. Password
What is SSO? - ANSWER Single Sign On. Login once to access multiple
resources.
What kind of resources does Authpoint MFA protect? - ANSWER SAML, RD
web, IdP portal
What is RADIUS? - ANSWER an authentication service used to authenticate a
wide range of clients. Most useful for a central authentication point. (Remote
Authentication Dial-in User Service)
What is LDAP? - ANSWER The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an
application protocol for querying and modifying data using directory services
running over TCP/IP. An example of this would be active directory.
How does RADIUS work? - ANSWER Users authenticate with a central
server before accessing network resources
What is SAML? - ANSWER Security Assertion Markup Language - is an
XML based data format used for SSO on web browsers
