How does Multi-factor authentication support the objective “requires independent authentication factors so a stolen password alone is insufficient”?

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Multi-factor authentication is a cybersecurity control or practice. It supports this objective: requires independent authentication factors so a stolen password alone is insufficient. The implementation should still be validated against the organization's risk, architecture, legal obligations and operating constraints, then adapted rather than copied unchanged between environments.

CIS Critical Security Controls v8: https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/v8