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| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary | Return to Glossary ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:start| Return to Glossary ]] |
| - | **Authentication** is the process of recognizing a user’s identity. It is the mechanism of associating an incoming request with a set of identifying credentials. The credentials provided are compared to those on a file in a database of the authorized user’s information on a local operating system or within an authentication [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:server|server]]. | + | **Authentication** is the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact, who or what it declares itself to be. Authentication technology provides [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:accesscontrol|access control]] for systems by checking to see if a user's credentials match the credentials in a database of authorized users or in a data authentication [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:server|server]]. |
| - | Source: [[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/authentication | Authentication ]] | + | Users are usually identified with a user ID, and authentication is accomplished when the user provides a credential, for example, a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:password]], that matches that user ID. Most users are most familiar with using a password, which, as a piece of information that should be known only to the user, is called a knowledge authentication factor. Other authentication factors, and how they are used for two-factor or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:m:mfa|multifactor authentication (MFA)]] |
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| + | Source: [[https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/authentication ]] | ||
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