This week’s topics
Two-factor authentication
- Something you know, have or are
- Setting up 2FA
What you will be able to do
- 2.1 Explain password hygiene and 2FA.
Activity
Set up two-factor authentication on a practice account.
Study materials
Further resources
- NCSC Cyber Aware: Top tips for staying secure online · PDF · UK NCSC Cyber Aware, one-page poster: turning on 2-step verification · for registered students
- College Success, 10.6: Two-factor authentication · PDF · OpenStax College Success (2020, updated 2023), 10.6 on two-factor authentication for your accounts, pp. 318–324 · for registered students
- NIST SP 800-63B-4: Authentication Assurance Levels · PDF · NIST SP 800-63B-4 (2025), sections on combining something you know, have or are (a step up), pp. 4–8 · for registered students
- '...no one can hack my mind': comparing expert and non-expert security practices · Open-access article · Ion et al. (2015), Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), USENIX. Experts rank two-factor authentication among top security habits. · for registered students
- The quest to replace passwords: a framework for comparative evaluation of web authenticat… · Open-access article · Bonneau et al. (2012), IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. Compares 2FA, biometrics and tokens with plain passwords. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
