[3554] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: authentication vs authentification
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Casti, CQA)
Fri Nov 15 14:43:58 1996
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:58:15 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bill Casti, CQA" <quire@info-sec.org>
To: "mark.e.von.weihe" <mark.e.von.weihe@ac.com>
cc: WWW-Security List <www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <9611141556.AA2472@notes2.compuserve.com>
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
It looks like they're trying to link togethe the words "identification"
and "authentication". I *assume* the meaning is to be "identify and
authenticate".
Regards.
Bill
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On 14 Nov 1996, mark.e.von.weihe wrote:
> My site is currently doing basic authentication. I'm investigating new schemes
> and just came upon a company that offers "solutions for encryption,
> authentication, and authentification." Where's this -f- coming from? I've
> searched for a definition, but they seem to be used interchangeably; frequently
> in non-English language sites. Can someone clear this up?
>
