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AUTENTICACION CONTRASENA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- password authentication
1, record 1, English, password%20authentication
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - password%20authentication
Record 1, Key term(s)
- password authentification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- authentification par mot de passe
1, record 1, French, authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'authentification par mot de passe repose sur un seul facteur d'authentification : le mot de passe lui-même. 2, record 1, French, - authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autenticación por contraseña
1, record 1, Spanish, autenticaci%C3%B3n%20por%20contrase%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - autenticaci%C3%B3n%20por%20contrase%C3%B1a
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-10-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- graphical password authentication
1, record 2, English, graphical%20password%20authentication
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Graphical password authentication. Research in ... psychology ... suggests that humans are better at recognizing visual information than recalling meaningless text-based strings ... 1, record 2, English, - graphical%20password%20authentication
Record 2, Key term(s)
- graphical password authentification
- graphic password authentification
- graphic password authentication
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- authentification par mot de passe graphique
1, record 2, French, authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe%20graphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- autenticación basada en contraseña gráfica
1, record 2, Spanish, autenticaci%C3%B3n%20basada%20en%20contrase%C3%B1a%20gr%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- static password authentication
1, record 3, English, static%20password%20authentication
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Static password authentication is considered insecure ... because of the shortness and simplicity of passwords used by most users. 2, record 3, English, - static%20password%20authentication
Record 3, Key term(s)
- static password authentification
- statical password authentication
- statical password authentification
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- authentification par mot de passe statique
1, record 3, French, authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe%20statique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'authentification par mot de passe statique reste, malgré ses nombreuses faiblesses, la [méthode d'authentification la] plus répandue auprès du grand public. 2, record 3, French, - authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe%20statique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- autenticación mediante contraseña estática
1, record 3, Spanish, autenticaci%C3%B3n%20mediante%20contrase%C3%B1a%20est%C3%A1tica
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- one-time password authentication
1, record 4, English, one%2Dtime%20password%20authentication
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- OTP authentication 2, record 4, English, OTP%20authentication
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One-time password (OTP) authentication. One-time passwords (OTPs) are passwords that can only be used once in a predefined time frame, usually just minutes. 2, record 4, English, - one%2Dtime%20password%20authentication
Record 4, Key term(s)
- one-time password authentification
- OTP authentification
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- authentification par mot de passe à usage unique
1, record 4, French, authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe%20%C3%A0%20usage%20unique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- authentification par mot de passe à utilisation unique 2, record 4, French, authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe%20%C3%A0%20utilisation%20unique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Authentification par mot de passe à usage unique. L'authentificateur génère un nouveau mot de passe à usage unique [...] toutes les 60 secondes [...] 3, record 4, French, - authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe%20%C3%A0%20usage%20unique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- autenticación de contraseña de un solo uso
1, record 4, Spanish, autenticaci%C3%B3n%20de%20contrase%C3%B1a%20de%20un%20solo%20uso
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Para utilizar la función de Contraseñas de un solo uso, el usuario genera una Contraseña de un solo uso con la aplicación Security Tools Mobile de su dispositivo móvil y después escribe la contraseña en el equipo. La contraseña solo se puede utilizar una vez y solo es válida durante un periodo de tiempo limitado. 1, record 4, Spanish, - autenticaci%C3%B3n%20de%20contrase%C3%B1a%20de%20un%20solo%20uso
Record 5 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- IT Security
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- password authentication algorithm
1, record 5, English, password%20authentication%20algorithm
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[You must] ensure that password authentication algorithms are sufficient on all systems. 2, record 5, English, - password%20authentication%20algorithm
Record 5, Key term(s)
- password authentification algorithm
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Sécurité des TI
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- algorithme d'authentification par mot de passe
1, record 5, French, algorithme%20d%27authentification%20par%20mot%20de%20passe
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
- Seguridad de IT
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- algoritmo de autenticación por contraseña
1, record 5, Spanish, algoritmo%20de%20autenticaci%C3%B3n%20por%20contrase%C3%B1a
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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