validation code

Entry permit string

A validation code is a sequence of characters used to verify identity, confirm a transaction, or prove authorization.

Banks send validation codes via text message to authenticate purchases.

Software products require validation codes to activate.

The term overlaps with verification code, confirmation code, and authorization code, all serving similar gatekeeping functions.

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security · authorize · login · submit · verify · check · enter · digits · form · email · text · SMS · spam folder · two-factor · unlock · access · expire · resend

Opposites
authentication type

validation codepassword

Authentication string

master password · PIN · passphrase · biometric authentication · fingerprint scan

verification outcome

validation codeerror message

Software's complaint about problems

access denied · authentication error · lockout · denial · invalidation

Family

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