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Authentication Protocol

nounid 1600·updated May 12, 2026
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A defined sequence of messages between a Claimant and a Verifier that demonstrates that the Claimant has possession and control of a valid token to establish his/her identity, and optionally, demonstrates to the Claimant that he or she is communicating with the intended Verifier.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Authentication Protocols
possessive
Authentication Protocol's
pluralpossessive
Authentication Protocols'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
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A defined sequence of messages between a Claimant and a Verifier that demonstrates that the Claimant has possession and control of a valid token to establish his/her identity, and optionally, demonstrates to the Claimant that he or she is communicating with the intended Verifier.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A well-specified message exchange process between a claimant and a verifier that enables the verifier to confirm the claimant’s identity.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A well-specified message exchange process between a claimant and a verifier that enables the verifier to confirm the claimant’s identity.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
§1
A defined sequence of messages between a Claimant and a Verifier that demonstrates that the Claimant has possession and control of a valid token to establish his/her identity, and optionally, demonstrates to the Claimant that he or she is communicating with the intended Verifier.

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