Influences on the Adoption of Multifactor Authentication by Martin C. Libicki

by Martin C. Libicki

Passwords are proving less and less capable of protecting computer systems from abuse. Multifactor authentication (MFA)‹which combines something you know (e.g., a PIN), something you have (e.g., a token), and/or something you are (e.g., a fingerprint)‹is increasingly being required. This report investigates why organizations choose to adopt or not adopt MFA‹and where they choose to use it.

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First published July 16, 2011