Authentication

Authentication in Software Systems As we know that, the concept of Authentication is simply identifying an entity (user). So, in a software system how do we manage the process? There are mainly two strategies and their combination when it comes to authentication Username and Password (Knowledge-based strategy) Passwordless (OTP, Login URL) (Possession-based strategy) Multi-factor (Combination of both, has to provide a password and also OTP) Authentication can be simplified into 4 parts ...

Authentication and Authorization Authentication and Authorization is the identification and access control of a user within a service. It is a way to provide security and privacy to users. 1. Authentication Authentication is the process of validating or identifying a user. Example: We keep an ID card to identify ourself as member of a company and as proof, A security will identify us using that ID card (this identification process is authentication). ...