Authentication

Authentication is the process of confirming the correctness of the claimed identity.

The process of verifying the identity or other attributes of an entity (user, process, or device).

1. The act of verifying identity (i.e., user, system) Scope Note: Risk: Can also refer to the verification of the correctness of a piece of data 2. The act of verifying the identity of a user and the user’s eligibility to access computerized information Scope Note: Assurance: Authentication is designed to protect against fraudulent logon activity. It can also refer to the verification of the correctness of a piece of data.

The verification of the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in an information system.

The process of verifying the identity of an individual user, machine, software component, or any other entity.

Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in an information system.

The process of establishing confidence of authenticity.

Encompasses identity verification, message origin authentication, and message content authentication.

A process that establishes the origin of information or determines an entity’s identity.

The process of verifying the identity or other attributes claimed by or assumed of an entity (user, process, or device), or to verify the source and integrity of data.

The process of establishing confidence in the identity of users or information systems.

validating the authenticity of something or someone

a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in a system. [7, adapted].

The process of verifying the identity or other attributes claimed by or assumed of an entity (user, process, or device) or to verify the source and integrity of data.