[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Taxonomy: Authorization and Authentication

[Carlton Samuels]

Add accreditation to this mix and it would be even more useful!

-Carlton


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On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Mark Svancarek via gnso-rds-pdp-wg <
gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org> wrote:

> We use these terms a lot and we also use phrases which mean things similar
> to these terms.  I’d like to explicitly define them and I encourage all to
> use them as defined so as to be clear and concise.  I think it will help.
>
>
>
> ·         *Authentication* = based on the credentials you have shared
> (e.g. user name, password, SMS response, smart card, etc.), we know* who
> you are*
>
> ·         *Authorization* = based on who you are, you are allowed to
> access specific resources and those resources only, i.e. we define *what
> you can do*
>
>
>
> If you want to be extra-nerdy:
>
>
>
> ·         Authentication can be abbreviated “*authN*”
>
> ·         Authorization can be abbreviated “*authZ*”
>
> ·         Authentication and Authorization together can be referenced as “
> *authX*”
>
>
>
> I hope that’s useful.
>
>
>
> /marksv
>
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