What is Authentication?
Authentication is proving who you are.
Authentication is the first component of the AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) model for access control.
Authentication must precede Authorization, because you must prove who you are before the identity management system can determine what you are authorized to do.
Authentication is traditionally accomplished using passwords. More secure authentication technologies include two factor authentication and biometrics.
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