| Authentication Method | Hijacking | Phishing | Pharming | MTM | MTB | ARP Spoofing | Trojan Horse | Brute Force | Keylogging | Physical Key theft |
| Passwords | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Maybe | No | No |
| Cookies | No | Yes | Maybe | No | No | Maybe | No | Yes | Maybe | No |
| Tokens | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Software PKI | No | Yes | Maybe | No | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | No | No | No |
| Smart Cards & PKI | No | Yes | Maybe | No | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | No | No | No |
| SSL Certificates | No | Yes | No | No | Maybe | No | No | No | No | No |
| RPM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |