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- In the last video you learned how organizations achieve multifactor authentication by combining authentication approaches from two different categories. The most common approach is to combine something you know, such as a password or PIN, with something you have, such as a physical token. Let's talk about ways that you can implement authentication based upon something the user has in his or her possession. Traditionally, organizations implemented something you have authentication using physical tokens like this one. They're small hardware devices that the user typically carries on a key chain. When the need to authenticate arises the user first provides a username and password, satisfying the something you know criteria. The system then prompts the user to provide an authentication code. The user pulls out his or her token and presses the button. The token then displays a code that the user enters into the system proving…

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