Authentication
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- (1) The ability of one entity to determine the identity of another entity. (2) The act of proving an identity to a server while providing key material which binds the identity to subsequent communications. (How the system knows who the user is)
Richard Harbridge - Cite This Source - This Definition - The process of validating the credentials of a person, computer process, or device. Authentication requires that the person, process, or device making the request provide a credential that proves it is what or who it says it is. Common forms of credentials are digital signatures, smart cards, biometric data, and a combination of user names and passwords.
Microsoft - Cite This Source - This Definition - Anonymous authentication, Anonymous Authentication/Access, Anonymous User, authentication provider, Authorization, Basic authentication, Certificate authentication, Digest Access authentication, Integrated Windows authentication, Integrated Windows authentication (IWA)
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