The process of establishing that a person, device, workload, or service presenting an identifier is entitled to act as that identity, using one or more credentials or factors at a required level of assurance.
Category: authentication. Part of the Identity Technologist Glossary — more than 200 practitioner-grade definitions covering identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, and compliance. See all terms at https://identitytechnologist.com/glossary.