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Revision as of 18:40, 29 December 2016
Contents
Definition
International Definitions
IAEA
Authentication is the provision of assurance that a claimed characteristic of an entity is correct. [1]
National Definitions
Georgia
Authentication is the process of verifying and securing the identity of a user or a program when accessing electronically secured data and systems or when performing communication processes. [2]
In the authentication process, a certain attribute of a user or system certifies authorized access to such systems or data, for example, a key (see public key cryptography), a smart card, a password, the user name or even biometrical traits (fingerprint). A higher security level can be achieved by the combination of different traits used for authentication.
Oman
Authentication is the process of confirming the correctness of the claimed identity. [3]
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. [4]
International Standard
IETF
Authentication: The process of verifying an identity claimed by or for a system entity. [5]
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. [6]
See also
Notes
- ↑ IAEA - Nuclear Security Series Glossary Version 1.3 (November 2015)
- ↑ A Digital Georgia e-Georgia strategy and action plan 2014-2018
- ↑ Oman CERT Glossary
- ↑ NIST SOURCE: SP 800-53; SP 800-53A; SP 800-27; FIPS 200; SP 800-30
- ↑ RFC2828 glossary
- ↑ ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology -- Security techniques -- Information security management systems -- Overview and vocabulary
