Mutual Authentication
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The process of both entities involved in a transaction verifying each other. See bidirectional authentication .
Framework senses
- §1
- Occurs when parties at both ends of a communication activity authenticate each other.
- §1
- Occurs when parties at both ends of a communication activity authenticate each other.
- §1 · glossary
- The process of both entities involved in a transaction verifying each other. See bidirectional authentication .Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- Occurs when parties at both ends of a communication activity authenticate each other.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column