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])
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
A party whose identity is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 3 pending review
An entity (user, device or process) whose assertion is to be verified using an authentication protocol.
Wordset Dictionary
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
Classifications
Entity Type
Identity0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Information Class
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Variants
- plural
- Claimants
- possessive
- Claimant's
- pluralpossessive
- Claimants'