authentication : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: authentication [?]	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for authentication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
authentication n a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity Synonym(s): authentication, hallmark, assay- mark validating the authenticity of something or someone Synonym(s): authentication, certification
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
authentication The verification of the identity of a person or process. In a communication system, authentication verifies that messages really come from their stated source, like the signature on a (paper) letter. (2001-03-16)