credential
Proof of authority
A credential is a document or qualification that certifies competence, authority, or identity.
Academic degrees, professional licenses, and security badges are all credentials.
The plural often refers to someone's overall qualifications: Her credentials for the position are impressive.
In computing, credentials are authentication information—usernames and passwords: Enter your login credentials.
To credential someone is to verify their qualifications or grant them access.
Attestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- competenceAdequate ability to function
proficiency · expertise · specialization · licensure · board-certified · practitioner · chartered · registered
Unit of measurement
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- certificateFormal written attestation
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
commencement · bachelor · master · doctorate · PhD · honors · thesis · dissertation
Authentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
- usernameAccount identification string
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
two-factor · encryption · verification · identity · authenticate · validate · authorization · access
Evaluating suitability through investigation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- proofDemonstration of truth
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
confirm · corroborate · substantiate · evidence · attest · cross-check · clearance · legitimacy
Quality inspiring trust
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
authority · legitimacy · standing · recognition · esteem · references · testimonial · vouched
certification
Attestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
competence · proficiency · expertise · specialization · licensure · board-certified · practitioner · chartered · registered · endorsement
degree
Unit of measurement
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- certificateFormal written attestation
graduation · commencement · bachelor · master · doctorate · PhD · honors · thesis · dissertation · alumni
login
Authentication act or screen
biometrics · two-factor · encryption · verification · identity · authenticate · validate · authorization · access · secure
vetting
Evaluating suitability through investigation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- proofDemonstration of truth
authenticate · confirm · corroborate · substantiate · evidence · attest · cross-check · clearance · legitimacy · verify
credibility
Quality inspiring trust
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
trustworthiness · authority · legitimacy · standing · recognition · esteem · references · testimonial · vouched
- badgesname badge, ID badge, police badges, security badge, employee badge
- verificationverification, validation, authentication, certification, proof
- Credentialsdegree, diploma, certificate, certification, license
- diplomatic documentstreaty, accord, communique, protocol, diplomatic note
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
credentialdisqualification
Removal from eligibility
imposture · false claim · forgery · counterfeit · pretense
credentialdecertification
Revoking official recognition
derecognize · revocation · disbarment · delicense · invalidation
credentialdisbarment
Revoking a lawyer's license
decertification · expulsion · dismissal · defrock · strike off
- professional credentialsVerified qualifications for work
- fake credentialsFalsified proof of qualification
- press credentialsJournalist's official access authorization
- teaching credentialEducator's professional license
- academic credentialsProof of formal study
- credential stuffingAutomated stolen login testing
credentials, credential inflation, credential stuffing, credentialed, credentialing, credentialism, credentialled, credentialling