a3590166 wrote: » Could anyone explain for me why the answer to the following question is D? I think identification is to claim who your are and authentication is to prove that. Thanks. Identity proofing occurs during which phase of identification and authentication? A. Testing B. Verification C. Authentication D. Identification Answer: D
a3590166 wrote: » Thanks for the explanation. Does this conflict with the following question? Which of the following is the difference between identification and authentication of a user? A. Identification tells who the user is and authentication tells whether the user is allowed to logon to a system. B. Identification tells who the user is and authentication proves it. C. Identification proves who the user is and authentication is used to keep the users data secure. D. Identification proves who the user is and authentication tells the user what they are allowed to do. Answer: B
knwminus wrote: » I think it compliments the former question. When you first get hired on to a company Indentification would be like a SSN, a background check, etc. Authentication would be like signing on to you machine at work with the correct username/password. They aren't the same thing really.
a3590166 wrote: » Maybe I mis-interpret your explanation but it looks like your answer is A instead of B.
knwminus wrote: » I'd say B as well. What does your book say?
a3590166 wrote: » B is correct. Before seeing the first question I asked, I choose B too. After knowing the answer to that and your explanation (Authentication would be like signing on to you machine at work with the correct username/password.), I'm confused. Why is A not correct?
knwminus wrote: » Question 1: You log into a website, it prompts you for a username and password. You put in your username and password and it fails. Which one of the two just failed: Authentication or Authorization? Question 2: You log into a website, it prompts you for a username and password. You put in your info, it says you do not have access to this restricted area. Which one of the two failed: Authentication or Authorization?
dynamik wrote: » In a simple example of using a username and password to access webmail, think of identification as the username and authentication as the password and the process of verifying that that password belongs to that user.
a3590166 wrote: » 1. Authentication 2. Authorization Still confused about identification and authentication.
Darril wrote: » What do you think the definitions are then? Forget the questions, (especially if they don't include explanations) but instead see if you can define the following terms using the information people have posted here and any other resources you have: Identification Authentication Authorization Sometimes when you try to write things out in your own words, the concepts be
a3590166 wrote: » I still think questions matter because they make me think more about the definitions.
dynamik wrote: » Absolutely. However, keep in mind that the quality of questions will vary greatly, especially amongst free ones. Don't get hung up on a poorly written question.
a3590166 wrote: » Identification: Say who your are like providing user name Authentication: Proving you are who you claim like providing password Authorization: Grant access to some resources after passing authentication I still think questions matter because they make me think more about the definitions.
