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  2. Personal identification number - Wikipedia

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    Personal identification number. A personal identification number (PIN), PIN code, or sometimes redundantly a PIN number, is a numeric (sometimes alpha-numeric) passcode used in the process of authenticating a user accessing a system. The PIN has been the key to facilitating the private data exchange between different data-processing centers in ...

  3. Use Face, Fingerprint or PIN to sign in to AOL

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    Use Face, Fingerprint or PIN to sign in to AOL - AOL Help. AOL APP. News / Email / Weather / Video. GET. Mail. Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more.

  4. USB On-The-Go - Wikipedia

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    OTG adds a fifth pin to the standard USB connector, called the ID-pin; the micro-A plug has the ID pin grounded, while the ID in the micro-B plug is floating. A device with a micro-A plug inserted becomes an OTG A-device, and a device with a micro-B plug inserted becomes a B-device. The type of plug inserted is detected by the state of the pin ID.

  5. User identifier - Wikipedia

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    User identifier. Unix-like operating systems identify a user by a value called a user identifier, often abbreviated to user ID or UID. The UID, along with the group identifier (GID) and other access control criteria, is used to determine which system resources a user can access. The password file maps textual user names to UIDs.

  6. Multi-factor authentication - Wikipedia

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    Multi-factor authentication (MFA; two-factor authentication, or 2FA, along with similar terms) is an electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism. MFA protects personal data —which may ...

  7. Authentication - Wikipedia

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    Authentication (from Greek: αὐθεντικός authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that ...

  8. Transaction authentication number - Wikipedia

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    The user picks up the list from the nearest bank branch (presenting a passport, an ID card or similar document) or is sent the TAN list through mail. The password (PIN) is mailed separately. To log on to their account, the user must enter user name (often the account number) and password . This may give access to account information but the ...

  9. Microsoft account - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft account logo. A Microsoft account or MSA [1] (previously known as Microsoft Passport, [2].NET Passport, and Windows Live ID) is a single sign-on personal user account for Microsoft customers to log in to consumer [3] [4] Microsoft services (like Outlook.com), devices running on one of Microsoft's current operating systems (e.g. Microsoft Windows computers and tablets, Xbox consoles ...