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'''Authentication''' (from Greek: αὐθεντικός authentikos, "real, genuine," from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a single piece of [[data]] (a ''datum'') claimed true by an entity.

== Description ==

Authentication is the process of confirming an identity

For example, authentication t might involve:

* Confirming the identity of a person by validating their identity documents
* Verifying the authenticity of a [[website]] with a [[digital certificate]]
* Determining the age of an artifact by carbon dating
* Ensuring that a product is what its packaging and labeling claim to be

In other words, authentication often involves verifying the validity of at least one form of identification.

== Identification ==

[Identification]] refers to the act of stating or otherwise indicating a claim purportedly attesting to a person or thing's identity.

Authentication actually confirms, or ''authenticates'', the claim.

== See also ==

* [[Security]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authentication Authentication] @ Wikipedia

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 == Identification ==
-[Identification]] refers to the act of stating or otherwise indicating a claim purportedly attesting to a person or thing's identity.
+[[Identification]] refers to the act of stating or otherwise indicating a claim purportedly attesting to a person or thing's identity.
 Authentication actually confirms, or ''authenticates'', the claim.