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[–] RandomDevOpsDude 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

AutheNtication vs. AuthoriZation, I believe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How's that supposed to help?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

AuthN is: I claim to be dreadgoat, but how can I prove it? (login, password, mfa)
AuthZ is: Now that you know I am dreadgoat, do I have permission to post this comment? (access control, roles, attributes)

[–] RandomDevOpsDude 1 points 1 year ago

This is a great explanation, thank you.

I deal mainly with authorization and I'm not sure I've ever had the differences explained this simply (so I incorrectly lump them together)

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