au·then·ti·cate

(ô-thĕn′tĭ-kāt′)

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.

au·then′ti·ca′tion n.

au·then′ti·ca′tor n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

authentication

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

authentication

noun

That which confirms:

attestation, confirmation, corroboration, demonstration, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification, warrant.

Translations

Authentifizierung

αυθεντικοποίηση

authentification

autentica documentazione legalizzazione

authentication

[ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃn] N → autentificación f, autenticación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

authentication

[ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → authentification f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

authentication

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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