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User Identification

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026

The process, control, or information by which a user identifies himself or herself to the system as a valid user (as opposed to authentication).

Framework senses

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The process, control, or information by which a user identifies himself or herself to the system as a valid user (as opposed to authentication).
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§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.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The process, control, or information by which a user identifies himself or herself to the system as a valid user (as opposed to authentication).
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column