- User Authentication refers to the process of determining
user's identity as well as determining what a user is
authorized to access {Who and What}.
- Authentication typically involves the use of a user name
and password; certificate, PIN, digital signature and other
information that can be used to validate the identity over a
network.
- User authentication ensures that the right information
gets to the right person.
- Example: Hospital admission clerk accesses the
information system using her username and password, which
allows her access to the admission module of the system, but
not other parts of the system.
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