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PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

The most common authentication mechanism ... is password authentication. This occurs when the user supplies a password to a server or host computer and the server compares the supplied password with the information that it has stored in association with the username in question.

Key term(s)
  • password authentification

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

L'authentification par mot de passe repose sur un seul facteur d'authentification : le mot de passe lui-même.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
CONT

Autenticación por contraseña: los usuarios deben ingresar contraseñas para iniciar sesión. Solo después de que un usuario ingrese la contraseña correcta, el dispositivo permite a los usuarios iniciar sesión.

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