credential
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
An object or data structure that authoritatively binds an identity (and optionally, additional attributes) to a token possessed and controlled by a Subscriber.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Information passed from one entity to another that is used to establish the sending entity's access rights.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Evidence attesting to one's right to credit or authority.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review
Evidence attesting to one’s right to credit or authority.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 3 pending review
Evidence or testimonials that support a claim of identity or assertion of an attribute and usually are intended to be used more than once.
Wordset Dictionary
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
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Variants
- synonym
- certification
- alternatephrasing
- CredentialCredentials
- plural
- credentials
- possessive
- credential's
- pluralpossessive
- credentials'