auth
Login system shorthand
Auth is informal shorthand for authentication or authorization, common in software development and technical contexts.
Authentication verifies identity the auth token expired, while authorization determines access permissions.
The abbreviation appears in compound forms: auth flow, two-factor auth, OAuth.
Sometimes used as a verb: You need to auth before accessing the API.
Authentication string
- usernameAccount identification string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- passcodeSecret entry sequence
- PINAuthentication number sequence
passphrase · secret · key · token · certificate · OAuth · SSO · sign-in
Authentication using paired credentials
- 2FASecondary identity confirmation
- MFAGraduate arts credential
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
Token-based authorization standard
- LDAPDirectory information access standard
- PKIDigital certificate management infrastructure
- TLSNetwork encryption protocol
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
handshake · assertion · provider · federation
password
Authentication string
PIN · passphrase · secret · key · token · certificate · OAuth · SSO · sign-in · logout
two-factor
Authentication using paired credentials
- 2FASecondary identity confirmation
- MFAGraduate arts credential
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
fingerprint · CAPTCHA · OTP · challenge-response · knowledge-based
OAuth
Token-based authorization standard
- LDAPDirectory information access standard
- PKIDigital certificate management infrastructure
- TLSNetwork encryption protocol
SSL · handshake · assertion · provider · federation
permission
Granted right to act
- rolePosition or part
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
scope · grant · deny · revoke · ACL · claim · policy · gateway · middleware · timeout
- microservicesmicroservices, container, containerization, orchestration, Docker
authunauthorized
Not officially permitted
unauthenticated · anonymous · guest · public · open
authauthentication
Confirming genuine identity
authorization · authenticate · authorize · authenticated · authorized
- transit authorityAgency overseeing public transportation
- authority figurePerson wielding official power
- with authority
- voice of authority
- best-selling authorWriter with top sales
- moral authorityInfluence from perceived righteousness
author, authority, authorize, authorized, authorities, unauthorized, authoritative, authenticate, authorization