Q: 8
Which of the following methods involves requesting a user's approval via a push notification to verify
the user's identity?
Options
Discussion
B. Official A+ study guide and some solid practice exams usually spell this out with examples like push approvals via authenticator apps. If you review those resources, it lines up. Agree?
Option D since SMS comes as a notification to your phone, so you might approve by replying. Not 100 percent sure though.
B imo
B tbh. Had something like this in a mock, push approvals are definitely tied to authenticator apps, not SMS. SMS is just codes. Unless I'm missing a weird edge case, B's the one here.
Its B, since authenticator apps are the ones that do the tap-to-approve push. SMS and calls give you codes to enter, not push approvals. Hardware token is physical, not a notification. Pretty sure about this but if anyone's seen push used with SMS let me know.
Seriously wish CompTIA would word these better. D
C vs D? I was thinking hardware token, since some have a button you press to approve, but now not sure if that counts as a push notification. Also, SMS gets approval codes but I guess not really push. Someone correct me if I'm off.
I thought it was A, since you can approve with a call sometimes.
Its B. SMS is just a code, the push approval comes from authenticator apps. Seen similar wording in practice tests.
I was thinking D at first, since SMS does send you a code on your phone, but pretty sure that's not the same as a push notification for approval. Push means you tap approve, so I'm going with D but maybe missing something?
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