Claimant
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
An entity which is or represents a principal for the purposes of authentication, together with the functions involved in an authentication exchange on behalf of that entity. A claimant acting on behalf of a principal must include the functions necessary for engaging in an authentication exchange. (e.g., a smartcard [claimant] can act on behalf of a human user [principal])
Framework senses
- §1
- A party whose identity is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- An entity which is or represents a principal for the purposes of authentication, together with the functions involved in an authentication exchange on behalf of that entity. A claimant acting on behalf of a principal must include the functions necessary for engaging in an authentication exchange. (e.g., a smartcard [claimant] can act on behalf of a human user [principal])
- §3 · sense_3_pending_review
- An entity (user, device or process) whose assertion is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
- §1
- An entity (user, device or process) whose assertion is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
- §1
- A party whose identity is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
- §1
- A party whose identity is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
- §1
- An entity which is or represents a principal for the purposes of authentication, together with the functions involved in an authentication exchange on behalf of that entity. A claimant acting on behalf of a principal must include the functions necessary for engaging in an authentication exchange. (e.g., a smartcard [claimant] can act on behalf of a human user [principal])