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two-factor authentication

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Noun

two-factor authentication (uncountable) (abbreviated 2FA)

  1. (computer security) An identity and access management security method in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves: first the user's password and then a (randomly generated and frequently changing) code generated by an app.
    Synonym: 2FA

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