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Identification and Authentication

nounid 2764·updated May 12, 2026
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The purpose of this function is to verify the identity of an entity through the use of specific credentials as a prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Identification and Authentications
possessive
Identification and Authentication's
pluralpossessive
Identification and Authentications'

Framework definitions

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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The purpose of this function is to verify the identity of an entity through the use of specific credentials as a prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.

Outgoing relationships

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This term is not the subject of any RDF-style relationship yet.

Incoming relationships

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