Exam SY0-701 topic 1 question 244 discussion

MFA Factors: 1. Something you know - Password, PIN, pattern 2. Something you have - Smart card, usb security key, hardware or software tokens, phone 3. Something you are - Biometric authentication, (fingerprint, iris scan, voice print) 4. Somewhere you are - Geolocation , IP address, 802.11 network

B something you have like a smartphone or card is a standard factor to verify identity with MFA.

Very tricky with the the D option, which says "someone" instead of something you know, which will be the password option.

This is a very trick question, if this is actually how its worded on the test: Possible factors for MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) include: Something you have: This could be a physical device such as a smart card, a hardware token, or a smartphone app that generates one-time codes. Incorrect Options: Something you exhibit: This is not a standard factor in MFA. Authentication factors generally involve items or characteristics, not behavioral traits. Someone you know: This would be a factor if its worded as "Something you know" (such as a password), but if they actually word it as "Someone you know" its not correct. Somewhere you are: This would be a factor if its worded as "Something you are" (such as a fingerprint or retina scan), but if they actually word it as "Somewhere you are" its not correct.

This would only make sense if they meant to say "Which of the following is not a possible factor for MFA?". Only 1 answer fits that question. Otherwise 3 answers fit the question as its stated.

Something you have and something you know are both MFA factors...

I don't like the wording to this question. Possible factor? All 3 (know, have, and are) are part of MFA.