Identification vs Authentication - What's the difference?
identification | authentication |
The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.
The state of being identified.
A particular instance of identifying something.
A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.
* {{quote-book
, year=1998
, author=Hugh Berrington
, title=Britain in the nineties
, chapter=
something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something
(computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network
a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork
As nouns the difference between identification and authentication
is that identification is the act of identifying, or proving to be the same while authentication is something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something.identification
English
(wikipedia identification)Noun
- Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species
- information necessary to make a good identification
- The authorities asked for his identification
citation, isbn= , page=192 , passage=In the English South and Midlands, identification' with Britain ran well ahead of '''identification''' with the region; in Yorkshire and the northern England, '''identification''' with the region ran about equal to '''identification''' with Britain; and in Scotland and Wales (but more especially in Scotland) '''identification''' with the region ('Scotland' or 'Wales') ran well ahead of ' identification with Britain.}}
