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Using an example, explain what multi-level authentication is

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An authentication method in which a computer user is granted access only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism: 

knowledge (something the user and only the user knows, e.g. password), possession (something the user and only the user has, e.g. OTP sent to mobile phone), and inherence (something the user and only the user is).

Example: When accessing a bank account via the computer to do a transaction, a password is required (1st layer of authentication) , then certain characters of a secure code are required (2nd level)  and if a transaction is performed, the app sends a verification code (OTP) to a mobile phone that the person must enter to complete the transaction (3rd level)



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