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Help Stop Online Fraud Using Multi-factor Authentication

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Multi-factor Authentication

William Newhouse -- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)

Mar 22, 2019

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The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology within the U.S. Department of Commerce, is tasked with addressing key cybersecurity challenges and collaborates regularly with the private sector on standards-based solutions to these issues. Here the the NCCoE details their approach to multi-factor authentication, including the reference architectures and framework design. The project status and supporting documentation are also referenced, along with a detailed appendix containing standards and best practices from a framework perspective.

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