CCSP · Question #726
Which of the following provides assurance, to a predetermined acceptable level of certainty, that an entity is indeed who they claim to be?
The correct answer is A. Authentication. Authentication goes a step further than identification by providing a means for proving an entity's identification. Authentication is most commonly done through mechanisms such as passwords. Identification involves ascertaining who the entity is, but without a means of proving…
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Which of the following provides assurance, to a predetermined acceptable level of certainty, that an entity is indeed who they claim to be?
Options
- AAuthentication
- BIdentification
- CProofing
- DAuthorization
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A92% (48)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
Authentication goes a step further than identification by providing a means for proving an entity's identification. Authentication is most commonly done through mechanisms such as passwords. Identification involves ascertaining who the entity is, but without a means of proving it, such as a name or user ID. Authorization occurs after authentication and sets access permissions and other privileges within a system or application for the user. Proofing is not a term that is relevant to the
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