COV ITRM Glossary

Definition

(Context: Information Systems Security)

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Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to resources in an information system.
To determine that something is genuine. To reliably determine the identity of a communicating party or device.

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Reference:

Sources:
NIST SP 1800-10B under Authentication from FIPS 200
NIST SP 1800-21C under Authenticate
NIST SP 800-128 under Authentication from FIPS 200
NIST SP 800-137 under Authentication from FIPS 200
NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1 under Authentication
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 under Authentication from FIPS 200
NIST SP 800-39 under Authentication from FIPS 200
NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 1 Rev. 1 under Authentication from FIPS 200
NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 under Authentication from FIPS 200

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See Also:

authenticate - Glossary | CSRC (nist.gov)