 | Authentication | Authorization |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Authentication is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a datum or entity. | Authorization is the function of specifying access rights to resources, which is related to information security and computer security in general and to access control in particular. More formally, "to authorize" is to define access policy. |
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