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| author | mokha <mokha@cisco.com> | 2019-03-20 21:51:32 -0600 |
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| committer | mokha <mokha@cisco.com> | 2019-03-20 21:51:32 -0600 |
| commit | 09cdb482f4660bd8e138afd553f8204e463d80f3 (patch) | |
| tree | 1a25abfd2bfdd7c44f05ebaf89b12e01e7014c45 | |
| parent | c5de9d42bd41a4403452db0476f3c74158ff8644 (diff) | |
change authn vs authz
| -rw-r--r-- | presentation.md | 8 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/presentation.md b/presentation.md index 59a02ea..6aced77 100644 --- a/presentation.md +++ b/presentation.md @@ -21,23 +21,19 @@ OAuth2 - Token Exchange with mo # Authentication vs Authorization -* Authentication: to verify the identity of the user given the credentials received. -* Authorization: to determine if the user should be granted access to a particular resource or action. +* Authentication: to verify the identity of who you are. +* Authorization: to verify that you should be granted access to a resource or action. # Authentication vs Authorization Example 1: Getting pulled over by the police. -Woop-woop! That's the sound of... - > Drivers license and registration? * driver license: identity * vehicle registration: authorization -(slightly, flawed example. i know) - # Authentication vs Authorization |