A new employee at a company is trying to access a secure system. Before gaining entry, they must provide their account name and a unique code sent to their mobile device. What is this process called?
This process is known as multifactor authentication, where two or more different factors are used to verify a user's identity. In this scenario, the account name is one factor (something the user knows), and the unique code sent to a mobile device is another factor (something the user has). This increases security compared to using just a password.
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