Question

Your organization issues devices to employees. These devices generate one-time passwords every 60 seconds. A server hosted within the organization knows what this password is at any given time. What type of device is this? Group of answer choices:

a. Synchronous token
b. Smartcard
c. Asynchronous token
d. Common access card

Answer 1

The correct answer to the following question is option a). Synchronous token.

Explanation:

Synchronous tokens are the time-synchronized to the authentication server to create OTP (One-Time Password). The server and the token each have an independent clock that must be synchronized to the same time-base. The One-Time-Password created which is only valid for a short period.