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Digital Identity
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Digital Identity

by Phillip J. Windley
August 2005
Beginner content levelBeginner
256 pages
8h 26m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Conclusion

Authentication is a fundamental action of any access-control system and one of the primary reasons for digital identity in the enterprise. Authentication verifies that an entity can lay claim to a particular identity, and that forms the basis for all future authorization and access-control determinations. Now that we're aware of how credentials can be authenticated, let's turn to how they can be used to control access to resources and actions.

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