authorizations
Granted access rights
Authorizations are official permissions or approvals to do something.
The word appears frequently in bureaucratic, legal, and technical contexts: The project requires authorizations from three different agencies.
In computing, authorizations control what users can access: Check your account authorizations.
Credit card authorizations confirm funds are available before completing a transaction.
Authentication act or screen
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
gateway · portal · keycard · smartcard · two-factor · session · passkey · PIN
Approval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- consentVoluntary agreement given
agreement · validation · certification · accreditation · assent · go-ahead · green-light · concurrence
Evaluating suitability through investigation
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- top-secretMaximum security clearance level
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
restricted · screening · adjudication · eligibility · trustworthiness · compartmented · need-to-know · declassification
Assumed right to benefits
- prerogativeExclusive right of office
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- immunityProtected from harm
franchise · charter · patent · empowerment · delegation · superuser · escalation · role-based
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- chargeCost or accusation
- debitSubtraction from account
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
merchant · cardholder · bank · verification · hold · decline · chargeback · settlement
login
Authentication act or screen
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- passwordAuthentication string
authentication · gateway · portal · keycard · smartcard · two-factor · session · passkey · PIN · badge
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
consent · agreement · validation · certification · accreditation · assent · go-ahead · green-light · concurrence · sign-off
vetting
Evaluating suitability through investigation
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- top-secretMaximum security clearance level
sensitive · restricted · screening · adjudication · eligibility · trustworthiness · compartmented · need-to-know · declassification · interim
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- prerogativeExclusive right of office
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- exemptionRelease from requirement
immunity · franchise · charter · patent · empowerment · delegation · superuser · escalation · role-based · granular
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
credit · merchant · cardholder · bank · verification · hold · decline · chargeback · settlement · processing
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- paperworkinvoice, permit, documents, license, filing
- Licensing Termslicense fees, royalties, terms, conditions, exclusivity
- permitspermits, building permit, licenses, work permit, construction permit
- managementmanagers, management, executives, boss, supervisors
- legislationbills, acts, laws, statutes, bill
authorizationsdenials
Refusals to acknowledge
rejections · prohibitions · bans · refusals · vetoes
authorizationsviolations
Breaches of rules
transgressions · infractions · breaches · trespasses · illegalities
- 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