Difference between revisions of "Authentication"

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== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
'''Authentication'''. It is the verification of the identity of a user by a system or service.
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'''Authentication'''. It is the verification of the identity of a user by a system or service. It may also denote methods used to verify the origin of a message or to verify the identity of a participant connected to a system and to confirm that a message has not been modified or replaced in transit.
  
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[[Category:Cyber Risk]]
 
[[Category:Fintech]]
 
[[Category:Fintech]]

Latest revision as of 23:38, 9 March 2021

Definition

Authentication. It is the verification of the identity of a user by a system or service. It may also denote methods used to verify the origin of a message or to verify the identity of a participant connected to a system and to confirm that a message has not been modified or replaced in transit.