Definitions for authentication
au·then·ti·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. authentication, hallmark, assay-marknoun

   a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

2. authentication, certificationnoun

   validating the authenticity of something or someone

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. authenticationnoun

   something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something

2. authenticationnoun

   proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network

3. authenticationnoun

   a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Authentication

   Authentication (from Greek: αὐθεντικός authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that identity. It might involve validating personal identity documents, verifying the authenticity of a website with a digital certificate, determining the age of an artifact by carbon dating, or ensuring that a product or document is not counterfeit.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. authentication

   Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a person, system or device. It's often used in context of software systems and cybersecurity, where it's extremely crucial to confirm that an entity - user, server, or a device, is actually who or what it claims to be before granting access to sensitive information or resources. This is typically done using passwords, biometric data, or personal identification numbers among other methods.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Authentication

   Authentication is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a datum or entity. This might involve confirming the identity of a person or software program, tracing the origins of an artifact, or ensuring that a product is what its packaging and labeling claims to be. Authentication often involves verifying the validity of at least one form of identification.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. authentication

   1. A security measure designed to protect a communications system against acceptance of a fraudulent transmission or simulation by establishing the validity of a transmission, message, or originator. 2. A means of identifying individuals and verifying their eligibility to receive specific categories of information. 3. Evidence by proper signature or seal that a document is genuine and official. 4. In personnel recovery missions, the process whereby the identity of an isolated person is confirmed. See also evader; evasion; recovery operations; security.

Matched Categories

1. • Validation

How to pronounce authentication?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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How to say authentication in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of authentication in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of authentication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of authentication in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Officer Glenn Chisholm:

   Even companies that have successfully adopted single sign-on and multi-factor authentication technologies are scrambling to understand and secure what employees do after they log in.

2. An Amazon spokesperson:

   Employees do not have direct access to information that can identify the person or account as part of this workflow, while all information is treated with high confidentiality and we use multi-factor authentication to restrict access, service encryption, and audits of our control environment to protect it, customers can always delete their utterances at any time.

3. Kiersten Todt:

   It's actually a source of empowerment, if you recognize that it's in your power to have strong authentication, so you have it in your power to prevent and thwart most types of common malicious attacks.

4. Sowmyanarayan Sampath:

   Everyone touching your network has to be authenticated, every application, every bit of data that comes in, you verify it... You just have to do a lot more to check,( including) multi-factor authentication, identity management, encryption.

5. Steve Pedersen:

   Mitigating the risk of fraud is always our top priority, and the inclusion of this technology is going to make payment authentication easier and strengthen the security of the entire payments ecosystem.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=authentication
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Authentication
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authentication
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=authentication
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf