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Which of the following best describes mutual authentication?
Which of the following best describes mutual authentication?
- The process where the session is authenticated on just one end
- The process where the session is authenticated on both ends (correct)
- The process where the session is authenticated on neither end
- The process where the session is authenticated on multiple ends
What is the purpose of mutual authentication?
What is the purpose of mutual authentication?
- To allow multiple users to access a system
- To authenticate only the client
- To prevent man in the middle attacks (correct)
- To authenticate only the server
How does mutual authentication differ from multifactor authentication?
How does mutual authentication differ from multifactor authentication?
- Mutual authentication authenticates the session on both ends, while multifactor authentication verifies the identity using multiple factors
- Mutual authentication authenticates the session on both ends, while multifactor authentication only authenticates the client
- Mutual authentication authenticates the session on just one end, while multifactor authentication only authenticates the server
- Mutual authentication authenticates the session on just one end, while multifactor authentication verifies the identity using multiple factors (correct)
