authentication

au·then·ti·cate  (ô-thnt-kt)

tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates

To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. See Synonyms at confirm.

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au·thenti·cation n.

au·thenti·cator n.

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1. A security measure designed to protect a communications system against acceptance of a fraudulent transmission or simulation by establishing the validity of a transmission, message, or originator.
2. A means of identifying individuals and verifying their eligibility to receive specific categories of information.
3. Evidence by proper signature or seal that a document is genuine and official.
4. In evasion and recovery operations, the process whereby the identity of an evader is confirmed. See also evader; evasion; evasion and recovery; recovery operations; security.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	authentication - a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity assay-mark, hallmark marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	2.	authentication - validating the authenticity of something or someone certification validation, substantiation, proof - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

Translations

authentication [ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃn] N → autentificación f, autenticación f

authentication [ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → authentification f

authentication

n → Bestätigung f, → Authentifizierung f (geh); (of signature, document) → Beglaubigung f; (of manuscript, work of art) → Echtheitserklärung f