Question

One-way authentication is based on-

• A. Possession of a secret (password)
• B. Possession of an artifact
• C. Unique physiological or behavioural characteristics of the user
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

One-way authentication is based on

1) Possession of a secret (password)

2) Possession of an artifact

3) Unique physiological or behavioral characteristics of the user.

Authentication is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a single piece of data claimed true by an entity. With identification, which refers to the act of stating or otherwise indicating a claim purportedly attesting to a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of actually confirming that identity.