Network security

This comprehensive online guide, provides a background to network security. To protect the data, it is usually encrypted. Authentication is the process of making sure that a user who attempts to sign in to a system is who they say they are. Traditionally, this is done with a userID and password, but most systems now require two-factor authentication or use biometric security measures.

Additional details

Year band(s) 7-8, 9-10
Content type Professional learning, Article or research
Format Web page
Core and overarching concepts Privacy and security
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
AC9TDI6P09   

Access multiple personal accounts using unique passphrases and explain the risks of password re-use

Keywords two-factor authentication, biometric security measures, MFA
Organisation

University of Cambridge and Raspberry Pi Foundation

Copyright

© University of Cambridge and Raspberry Pi Foundation. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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