{"id":98326,"date":"2024-07-17T13:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T11:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossary\/single-factor-authentication-sfa\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:53:14","slug":"single-factor-authentication-sfa","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/glossary\/single-factor-authentication-sfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Factor Authentication (SFA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98326\" class=\"elementor elementor-98326 elementor-54991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"glossary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c1f9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84c1f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b75811 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12b75811\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2601f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c2601f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d90636 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74d90636\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5822e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a5822e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Single Factor Authentication?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cb665e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70cb665e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Single Factor Authentication (also called SFA or one-factor authentication) is a method for verifying a user&#8217;s identity that requires only a single piece of verifiable information. This information can be either a knowledge factor (such as a password or PIN) or an inherent factor (such as a fingerprint). However, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/authentifizierung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authentication<\/a> methods that offer greater security than SFA.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bc16ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78bc16ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18856a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18856a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SFA: How It Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bee8c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bee8c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The user enters a verifiable piece of information, such as a password or fingerprint. The system then compares the entered information with the stored authentication data. If the data matches, the user is granted access; otherwise, access is denied.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9974c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de9974c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advantages and Disadvantages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b98a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67b98a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advantages:<\/p><ul><li>Simplicity and user-friendliness.<\/li><li>Quick implementation.<\/li><\/ul><p><br>Disadvantages:<\/p><ul><li>Lower security compared to multi-factor authentication, as only one piece of information needs to be compromised.<\/li><\/ul><p><br>The SFA method is frequently used when shopping in online stores, where the user logs in only with their username and password. The more sensitive the data being processed, the higher the level of protection should naturally be. 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