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SSCP Practice Question: Match each authentication factor to its category.
Match each authentication factor to its category.
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Why each option matters
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Something you know: Password
Authentication factors are categorized into knowledge (something you know), possession (something you have), inherence (something you are), and location (somewhere you are). Common confusions include mixing knowledge with possession or inherence.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Something you know: Password
Why this is correct
Password is a secret known only to the user, so it belongs to the knowledge factor category.
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Something you have: Smart card
Why this is correct
Smart card is a physical device possessed by the user, so it is a possession factor.
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Something you are: Fingerprint
Why this is correct
Fingerprint is a biometric characteristic inherent to the user, so it is an inherence factor.
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Somewhere you are: GPS location
Why this is correct
GPS location is a geographic attribute, so it falls under the location factor category.
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Something you know: Fingerprint
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — fingerprint is a biometric attribute (something you are), not something you know.
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Something you have: Password
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — password is knowledge (something you know), not a physical possession.
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