E-Authentication is required when:

• A. A system will be accessed remotely.
• B. A system is offline for maintenance.
• C. A user is logging in from a kiosk on a local network.
• D. A system uses a local user account.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that electronic authentication is used to verify a user’s identity when accessing a system over a network, especially from outside the organization’s trusted boundary. When a system will be accessed remotely, you can’t rely on physical presence or local security controls alone; you need electronic proof of who the user is, typically through credentials and often with multi-factor authentication. This prevents someone from impersonating another user and gaining access over the internet or other external networks.

If the system is offline for maintenance, there’s no remote access happening, so e-authentication isn’t the focal requirement in that scenario. A kiosk on a local network is still within a controlled environment, where authentication can be handled locally or within the local network, rather than needing the remote, internet-facing electronic authentication process. A system using a local user account typically authenticates locally on the device, not through an external electronic authentication process over a network.

So, the situation that clearly calls for e-authentication is when a system will be accessed remotely.