authorization
Granted access rights
Authorization is official permission or approval to do something: You'll need authorization from the department head.
In computing and security, authorization determines what actions a user is permitted to perform after their identity has been verified.
The verb authorize and the act of granting permission share this sense of sanctioned access or action.
Official written authorization
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- warrantFormal authorization document
- certificateFormal written attestation
- charterFounding organizational document
passport · visa · waiver · pass · credentials · papers · mandate · writ
Approval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- consentVoluntary agreement given
agreement · assent · acceptance · greenlight · go-ahead · nod · blessing · clearance
Legal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
mandate · delegation · command · control · sovereignty · enforcement · compliance · policy
Authentication act or screen
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- entryAccess or submission
- gatewayPoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
session · privilege · firewall · encryption · permissions · role-based · identity · whitelist
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
audit · inspection · cross-check · vetting · screening · legitimacy · accreditation · review
Account identification string
- passwordAuthentication string
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- certificateFormal written attestation
- keyLock-opening device
passcode · biometrics · fingerprint · pin · smartcard · badge · keycard · passphrase
permit
Official written authorization
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- warrantFormal authorization document
- certificateFormal written attestation
charter · passport · visa · waiver · pass · credentials · papers · mandate · writ · commission
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
consent · agreement · assent · acceptance · greenlight · go-ahead · nod · blessing · clearance · rubber-stamp
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
supervision · mandate · delegation · command · control · sovereignty · enforcement · compliance · policy · hierarchy
login
Authentication act or screen
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- entryAccess or submission
- gatewayPoint of access
portal · session · privilege · firewall · encryption · permissions · role-based · identity · whitelist · blacklist
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- certificationAttestation of qualification
attestation · audit · inspection · cross-check · vetting · screening · legitimacy · accreditation · review
username
Account identification string
- passwordAuthentication string
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- certificateFormal written attestation
key · passcode · biometrics · fingerprint · pin · smartcard · badge · keycard · passphrase · two-factor
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- endorsementsendorsement, spokesperson, recommendation, top pick, approval
- Credentialscredential, credentials, degree, diploma, certificate
- federal budgetfederal budget, appropriations, deficit, national budget, surplus
- legal documentscontract, affidavit, deed, will, subpoena
- Verification Stepsaudit, identity check, credit check, signature verification, fraud detection
authorizationdenial
Refusal to accept reality
refusal · rejection · veto · disapproval · disallowance
authorizationprohibition
Authoritative legal ban
ban · interdiction · proscription · embargo · injunction
authorizationdeterrence
Prevention via threatened consequences
discouragement · suppression · repression · prevention · exclusion
- prior authorizationInsurer's advance approval requirement
- work authorizationLegal right to employment
- authorization codeCredential permitting entry
- travel authorizationPermission to enter another country
- authorization formDocument granting formal permission