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MFA

MFA

1 4.7
A security process that asks for two or more ways to prove your identity
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : autenticación multifactor
  • To enhance security, our company implemented MFA, requiring both a password and a code sent to the user's phone.

Examples

  • Too often in life I've wanted to live in the future possibility, but I realized when I started this MFA and got serious with this book that it was going to be a very long project.

    Blog text (25)

  • By enabling MFA, this application provides an extra layer of protection against unauthorized access.

  • But the challenge with the MFA is in fact, to move away from that.

  • In 1908, he resigned as the mayor of Tehran and resumed his work at MFA.

    Blog text (23)

  • The expiration of the MFA affects all textile-producing countries, and they are scrambling to protect themselves from the expected onslaught of Chinese goods.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Even before the MFA's expiration date, the Bush administration had decided to take drastic action to curb the expected flood of Chinese textile imports.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The most recent battle began on December 31, 2004, with the expiration of the 30-year-old Multifiber Arrangement (MFA), which set export quotas for textile-producing countries.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Thanks to a recent investigation by Mercy for Animals (MFA), workers at Butterball factory farms in North Carolina were caught severely abusing and injuring their turkeys.

    Blog text (26)

  • Many online platforms now use MFA to ensure that users provide multiple forms of verification before accessing their accounts.

How Secure

MFA
  • Specialized
1 4.7
two-step
  • Texting
3 3.9
auth
  • Jargon
1 8.0
password
281 2.5

Surface Forms

MFA singular
MFAs plural

Morphology

MFA = multi-factor authentication (opaque) = M + F + A

The initialism 'MFA' denotes a technical multi-word security method; learners must know the expanded phrase rather than derive meaning from the letters.

Etymology

MFA can also mean Multi-Factor Authentication, where multi- means 'many', factor means 'a way or part', and authentication means 'proving you are who you say you are'. So, MFA is a security method that uses two or more different ways, like a password plus a code, to check your identity.