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Authentication and access control · revision notes
Verifying an asserted identity.
Key ideas and conditions
Authentication
Verifying an asserted identity.
Authorization
Deciding what an authenticated identity may do.
Multi-factor authentication
Using evidence from more than one authentication factor category.
Least privilege
Giving only the access needed for the intended task.
Explain without looking
- Give a short example showing how Multi-factor authentication would be used in practice.
- Summarize why Least privilege matters in the lesson “Authentication and access control”.
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