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Revision as of 01:57, 25 December 2016
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Definition
National Definitions
United States
NIST
Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in an information system. [1]
International Standard
IETF
Authentication: The process of verifying an identity claimed by or for a system entity. [2]
ISO/IEC
Authentication is a process that is used to confirm that a claimed characteristic of an entity is actually correct. To authenticate is to verify that a characteristic or attribute that appears to be true is in fact true. [3]
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Notes
