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1:List the three access methodologies and describe the characteristics of each.
A1: Mandatory, discretionary, and role-based.

Mandatory access control is set up by a central authority (security team), and users have no capability to change permissions or rights.

Discretionary access control allows users to change rights and permissions at their discretion.

Role-based is a mixture of mandatory and discretionary. A security team sets up groups and assigns permissions and rights to the groups. Users have discretionary control over the permissions and rights in the guidelines set by the group.

2:What is the purpose of multifactor /authentication?
A2: Multifactor authentication is designed to overcome weaknesses ...

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