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Multifactor Authentication

2. State-of-the-Art and Potential MFA Sources

2.2.4. Electrocardiographic (ECG) Recognition

ECG data could be collected from the user’s smart watch or activity tracker and compared with an individually stored pattern. The main benefit of using this factor for authentication is that ECG signals emerge as a potential biometric modality with the advantage of being difficult (or close to impossible) to mimic. The only way is by utilizing the existing personal recording.