Authentication Factors

Categories of authentication evidence.

The data

0

Factor
Knowledge
Examples
Passwords, PINs, security questions

1

Factor
Possession
Examples
Hardware tokens, smartphones, smart cards

2

Factor
Inherence
Examples
Fingerprints, facial recognition, voice prints

3

Factor
Location
Examples
IP address, GPS coordinates

4

Factor
Time
Examples
Time-based one-time passwords, access windows

Fetch the same bytes

The static files are identical to what the API returns, but with no rate limit and no server round trip. Use the API when you want a query and a content type; use the files when you want to cache one document. 

curl "https://yjtoon.com/api/dataset/authentication-factors?format=toon"
const res = await fetch(
  "https://yjtoon.com/static-data/dataset/authentication-factors.toon"
);
const toon = await res.text();

Rate limit: 120 requests per minute per IP, no key and no signup. API reference →

Topics

  • security
  • authentication
  • mfa