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• Verifying the identity of a user who is logging on to a computer system or verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. The process for verifying that an entity or object is who or what it claims to be. Examples include confirming the source and integrity of information, such as verifying a digital signature or verifying the identity of a user or computer.

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  Authentication. (n.d.). ILSTU Active Directory Glossary of Terms. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Authentication. www.ilstu.edu. ILSTU Active Directory Glossary of Terms. Illinois State University. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Authentication." ILSTU Active Directory Glossary of Terms. Illinois State University. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication.

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  The process for verifying that an entity or object is who or what it claims to be.
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Authentication. (n.d.). Active Directory Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Authentication. www.guardianedge.com. Active Directory Glossary. GuardianEdge Technologies. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Authentication." Active Directory Glossary. GuardianEdge Technologies. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication.

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