During the rollout of a new remote-access application, the security team enforces multifactor authentication (MFA). Which of the following credential combinations would NOT meet the MFA requirement? (Select the single best answer.)
Scanning a fingerprint and entering a PIN sent by an authenticator app
Inserting a hardware security key and providing a one-time code sent via SMS
MFA requires credentials from at least two different factor categories-knowledge (something you know), possession (something you have), or inherence (something you are). A username and password are both knowledge factors, so choice 2 is NOT MFA. The other options each combine knowledge with possession and/or inherence, satisfying the MFA definition.
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