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= What is SCA? =
= What is SCA? =
SCA (strong customer authentication) is a new European requirement created to make online payments more secure.  SCA is based on the use of two or more of the following elements - categorized as knowledge, ownership and inherent:
SCA (strong customer authentication) is a new European requirement created to make online payments more secure.  SCA is based on the use of two or more of the following elements - categorized as knowledge, ownership and inherence:
   
   
- Something only the user knows (e.g. password, code, personal identification number).  
- Something only the user knows (e.g. password, code, personal identification number).