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Passkeys, FIDO2 and Cyber Essentials: what counts as MFA now

Requirements v3.3 updated the passwordless definition to name FIDO2 and treats FIDO2 authenticators as MFA. What that means for A7.16, A7.17 and the firewall password question, and what still does not count.

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