Multi-factor Authentication

Full Name and Scope

Originally known as Two-factor Authentication, this concept covers a wide range of technologies designed primarily for strong assurance as to the either the real-world identity, or at least a persistent identity, for purposes of establishing the authorization from an individual to a online resource of some type.

References

1. W3C Credential Management Level 1 describes an imperative API enabling a website to request a user’s credentials from a user agent, and to help the user agent correctly store user credentials for future use.