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authentication procedure

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

The documented steps necessary to authenticate the identity of an entity through the use of credentials in order to gain access to the system.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement90%rule-basedr:entity.requirement.policy.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
procedure to authenticate customer
plural
authentication procedures
possessive
authentication procedure's
pluralpossessive
authentication procedures'