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| - | **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 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]]. |
| - | 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 multifactor authentication (MFA) | + | 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)]] |
| Source: [[https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/authentication ]] | Source: [[https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/authentication ]] | ||
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