Authentication

From Erights

Definition

Authentication is a process of estabilishing which subject created of a given object (an exectuable code, a source code, a document, etc).

Notes

Authentication should not be confused with the following two other concepts:

• identity checking
• authorization

Examples

• Debian packages (object), after they are downloaded, before they are installed are authenticated. The authentication procedure in this case estabilishes that given package (object) was issued by Debian community (subject).