user authentication
1Authentication — (from Greek αυθεντικός; real or genuine, from authentes; author) is the act of establishing or confirming something (or someone) as authentic , that is, that claims made by or about the thing are true. This might involve confirming the identity… …
2Authentication server — Authentication servers are servers that provide authentication services to users or other systems. Users and other servers authenticate to such a server, and receive cryptographic tickets. These tickets are then exchanged with one another to… …
3User Account Control — (UAC) is a technology and security infrastructure introduced with Microsoft s Windows Vista operating system. It aims to improve the security of Microsoft Windows by limiting application software to standard user privileges until an administrator …
4Authentication Open Service Interface Definition — The Authentication Open Service Interface Definition (OSID) is an O.K.I. specification which supports invoking an authentication process. OSIDs are programmatic interfaces which comprise a Service Oriented Architecture for designing and building… …
5Authentication Header — IPsec im TCP/IP‑Protokollstapel: Anwendung HTTP IMAP SMTP DNS … Transport TCP UDP …
6authentication — In a network operating system or multiuser system, the process that validates a user s logon information. Authentication may involve comparing the user name and password to a list of authorized users. If a match is found, the user can log on… …
7User (computing) — Username redirects here. For the same term in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Username End user (computer science) redirects here. For other uses, see End user (disambiguation). A user is an agent, either a human agent (end user) or software agent, who… …
8authentication — In the context of bonds, refers to the validation of a bond certificate. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * authenticate UK US /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/ US /ɑːˈθenṱɪ / verb [T] ► to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is: »Each of… …
9authentication — noun a) something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something b) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network …
10authentication — UK [ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɔˌθentɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) the act of proving or showing that something is real and not false or copied 2) business a system that keeps computer information safe by checking who the user is and checking… …
