Entity authentication

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001570",
  "term": "Entity authentication",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system (e.g., to access a resource). Also see Source authentication.\n\n2. The process of providing assurance about the identity of an entity interacting with a system (e.g., to access a resource). Sometimes called identity authentication.\n\n3. A process that establishes the origin of information, or determines an entity’s identity to the extent permitted by the entity’s identifier.",
  "see_also": [
    "Source authentication"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1",
    "NIST SP 800-133 Rev.1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/entity-authentication/"
}