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Authentication (from Gr****: αὐθεντικός authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of
proving an ****ertion, such as the...
- An
authenticator is a
means used to
confirm a user's identity, that is, to
perform digital authentication. A
person authenticates to a
computer system...
- An
authentication server provides a
network service that
applications use to
authenticate the credentials,
usually account names and p****words, of their...
- In the
context of an HTTP transaction,
basic access authentication is a
method for an HTTP user
agent (e.g. a web browser) to
provide a user name and p****word...
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Mutual authentication or two-way
authentication (not to be
confused with two-factor
authentication)
refers to two
parties authenticating each
other at...
- Multi-factor
authentication (MFA; two-factor
authentication, or 2FA,
along with
similar terms) is an
electronic authentication method in
which a user...
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Strong authentication is a
notion with
several definitions.
Strong authentication is
often confused with two-factor
authentication (more
generally known...
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Google Authenticator is a software-based
authenticator by Google. It
implements multi-factor
authentication services using the time-based one-time p****word...
- P****wordless
authentication is an
authentication method in
which a user can log in to a
computer system without entering (and
having to remember) a p****word...
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authentication protocol is a type of
computer communications protocol or
cryptographic protocol specifically designed for
transfer of
authentication data...
