FC0-U71 Security Practice Question
A company requires employees to use a one-time code from a smartphone app in addition to their password to log into the corporate VPN. This is an example of:
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Multi-factor authentication
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) combines something you know (password) and something you have (smartphone app generating a code). This is MFA.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Single factor authentication
Why it's wrong here
Two factors are used, so it's not single factor.
- ✓
Multi-factor authentication
Why this is correct
Correct. Password (know) and code (have) are two factors.
- ✗
Two-step verification using the same factor
Why it's wrong here
Two-step verification could use same factor; here factors are different.
- ✗
Biometric authentication
Why it's wrong here
Biometrics use physical traits; the app is not biometric.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 988 original FC0-U71 practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This FC0-U71 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the FC0-U71 exam.