Risk-Based Authentication (Dictionary Entry)

Owned by David Doret, created
17-21-2020
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Contexts

Authentication, Cybersecurity, IAM

Term

Risk-Based Authentication

Alternative Forms

RBA

Definitions

An adaptive security authentication mechanism. The mechanism derives a risk variable from past and present environmental observations, which triggers additional authentication factors.

Related Terms

  • Adaptive Authentication

  • Authentication

  • Continuous Authentication

  • RBA

Quotes

Risk-based Authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure to strengthen password-based authentication. RBA monitors additional features during login, and when observed feature values differ significantly from previously seen ones, users have to provide additional authentication factors such as a verification code. RBA has the potential to offer more usable authentication (…)

(Wiefling et al., 2020, p. 1)

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