authentication mechanism

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Hardware or software-based mechanisms that forces users, devices, or processes to prove their identity before accessing data on an information system.

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Senses

2 more senses beyond the canonical

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Hardware-or software-based mechanisms that force users to prove their identity before accessing data on a device.

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 4 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: authentication mechanisms
possessive: authentication mechanism's
pluralpossessive: authentication mechanisms'

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