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Identity & Access.

Learn how systems verify people and decide what each identity may do.

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DEFINITION 01

Authentication

The process of verifying a claimed identity.

DEFINITION 02

Authorization

The decision about which actions an authenticated identity is allowed to perform.

DEFINITION 03

Least Privilege

Giving an identity only the access needed for its assigned task.

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