deauthorizes
Cancels access rights
Deauthorizes means to revoke or withdraw authorization from someone or something.
The term appears most often in technical and administrative contexts: a system deauthorizes a device, an administrator deauthorizes access, a company deauthorizes a former employee's credentials.
iTunes deauthorizes computers that are no longer linked to your account.
The prefix de- reverses the granting of authority or permission.
Formally cancels or withdraws
- rescindsOfficially cancels or withdraws
- annulsDeclares legally invalid
- nullifiesMakes of no effect
- cancelsRevokes or nullifies
voids · repeals · abrogates · retracts · withdraws · countermands · invalidates · quashes
Breaking of agreement
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- firewallNetwork access control system
encryption · cyberattack · penetration · backdoor · authentication · tokens · credentials · certificates
Official cancellation of privilege
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- tokensCurrency substitutes
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
privileges · authentication · login · certificates · keys · sessions · accounts · badges
revokes
Formally cancels or withdraws
cancels · voids · repeals · abrogates · retracts · withdraws · countermands · invalidates · quashes · disaffirms
breach
Breaking of agreement
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
firewall · encryption · cyberattack · penetration · backdoor · authentication · tokens · credentials · certificates · sessions
revocation
Official cancellation of privilege
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- tokensCurrency substitutes
clearance · privileges · authentication · login · certificates · keys · sessions · accounts · badges · passcodes
deauthorizesenables
Makes something possible
activates · unlocks · entitles · enfranchises · facilitates