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PROCEDURE AUTHENTIFICATION PERSONNELLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

The use of passwords is one form of personal authentication. Personal authentication procedures can be used in multiuser, single-computer systems under several operation systems, as well as in multiuser, multitasking systems.

OBS

The term "procedure" is often found in the plural form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

L'utilisation de mots de passe est une forme d'authentification personnelle. Les procédures d'authentification personnelle peuvent s'utiliser dans des systèmes à ordinateur unique et utilisateurs multiples, sous plusieurs systèmes d'exploitation, aussi bien que dans des systèmes à utilisateurs multiples et traitement multitâches.

OBS

En contexte, «procédure» est souvent utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

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