Authentication ::

What is Authentication?

Authentication is the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact, who or what it is declared to be. In private and public computer networks (including the Internet), authentication is commonly done through the use of logon passwords.

Knowledge of the password is assumed to guarantee that the user is authentic. Each user logs in, using an assigned or self-declared password. On each subsequent use, the user must know and use the previously declared password.

The weakness in this system for transactions that are significant (such as logging into your corporate network or online bank) is that passwords can often be stolen, accidentally revealed, or cracked.

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Vasco ::
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