credentials
Proof of identity
Credentials are documents or qualifications that establish someone's identity, authority, or competence.
A journalist shows press credentials for access; a doctor's credentials include degrees and licenses.
The word often appears in contexts of verification: Check her credentials before the interview.
Login credentials—username and password—authenticate digital identity.
Authentication string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- usernameAccount identification string
- verificationProving something accurate
- 2FASecondary identity confirmation
token · PIN · biometrics · fingerprint · authenticator · certificate · smartcard · OAuth
Academic completion document
- degreeUnit of measurement
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
experience · competence · proficiency · endorsement · chartered · registered · transcript · portfolio
Government-issued travel credential
Permitted passage or approval
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- permitOfficial written authorization
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- passcodeSecret entry sequence
keycard · top-secret · classified · restricted · need-to-know
Power to enforce obedience
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- accomplishmentsCompleted notable deeds
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
standing · credibility · recognition · distinguished · renowned · established · proven · pedigree
password
Authentication string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- usernameAccount identification string
- verificationProving something accurate
2FA · token · PIN · biometrics · fingerprint · authenticator · certificate · smartcard · OAuth · passkey
diploma
Academic completion document
- degreeUnit of measurement
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
training · experience · competence · proficiency · endorsement · chartered · registered · transcript · portfolio · references
passport
Government-issued travel credential
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- permitOfficial written authorization
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
passcode · keycard · top-secret · classified · restricted · need-to-know
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- accomplishmentsCompleted notable deeds
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
citations · standing · credibility · recognition · distinguished · renowned · established · proven · pedigree
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- Credentialsdegree, diploma, certificate, certification, license
- diplomatic documentstreaty, accord, communique, protocol, diplomatic note
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
credentialshearsay
Unverified secondhand information
assertions · pretense · rumors · bluster · conjecture
credentialsdisapproval
Unfavorable opinion expressed
refusal · rejection · denial · disqualification · revocation
credentialsunqualified
Lacking required credentials
incompetence · inexperience · amateurism · deficiencies · inadequacy
- 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
credential inflation, credential stuffing, credential, credentialed, credentialing, credentialism