ALL meanings of authentication
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A a - noun authentication Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something. 1
- noun authentication validation as genuine 1
- verb with object authentication to establish as genuine. 1
- verb with object authentication to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship: to authenticate a painting. 1
- verb with object authentication to make authoritative or valid. 1
- noun Definition of authentication in Technology (security) The verification of the identity of a person or process. In a communication system, authentication verifies that messages really come from their stated source, like the signature on a (paper) letter. The most common form of authentication is typing a user name (which may be widely known or easily guessable) and a corresponding password that is presumed to be known only to the individual being authenticated. Another form of authentication is biometrics. 1
- noun authentication (computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network. 0
- noun authentication a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork. 0