Authentication

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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]




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]


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