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Q&A What makes a software module an "authentication" module?

As I don't have any significant experience with internationally-standard information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information security organization took the i...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by nelson777‭

#6: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-04-20T05:02:02Z (over 3 years ago)
  • As I don't have any significant experience with standard/international information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information a security organization took the initiative to standardize the terms "authentication" in general and _authentication modules_ in particular as to well define what elements should such a module include.
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module?
  • I'd guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
  • As I don't have any significant experience with internationally-standard information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information security organization took the initiative to standardize the terms "authentication" in general and _authentication modules_ in particular as to well define what elements should such a module include in minimum.
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module?
  • I'd guess:
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive an email as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
#5: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-04-19T06:06:57Z (over 3 years ago)
  • As I don't have any significant experience with standard/international information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information a security organization took the initiative to standardize the term "authentication" in general and _authentication modules_ in particular as to well define what elements should such a module include.
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module? I'd guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
  • As I don't have any significant experience with standard/international information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information a security organization took the initiative to standardize the terms "authentication" in general and _authentication modules_ in particular as to well define what elements should such a module include.
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module?
  • I'd guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
#4: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2021-04-19T05:03:19Z (over 3 years ago)
#3: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-04-19T03:39:41Z (over 3 years ago)
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module?
  • As I don't have any significant experience with standard/international information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information a security organization took the initiative to standardize "authentication" and authentication modules as to well define what should such module do?
  • I would guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
  • As I don't have any significant experience with standard/international information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information a security organization took the initiative to standardize the term "authentication" in general and _authentication modules_ in particular as to well define what elements should such a module include.
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module? I'd guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
#2: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-04-19T03:34:10Z (over 3 years ago)
  • Is there a standard meaning for the term "authentication"?
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module?
  • Is there a standard meaning for the term "authentication" (in the context of software development)?
  • Was some international information a security organization took the imitative to standardize that term so to well-define what does authentication means? If so, what should an "authentication module" in a source code actually do?
  • I would guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
  • What makes a software module an "authentication" module?
  • As I don't have any significant experience with standard/international information security literature, I would like to ask here if some international information a security organization took the initiative to standardize "authentication" and authentication modules as to well define what should such module do?
  • I would guess:
  • * Receive an email as input
  • * Receive a password as input
  • * Possibly; receive a username as input
  • * Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
  • * Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
  • * Possibly; receive a Captcha input
#1: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2021-04-18T16:15:14Z (over 3 years ago)
Is there a standard meaning for the term "authentication"?
Is there a standard meaning for the term "authentication" (in the context of software development)?

Was some international information a security organization took the imitative to standardize that term so to well-define what does authentication means? If so, what should an "authentication module" in a source code actually do?

I would guess:

* Receive an email as input
* Receive a password as input
* Possibly; receive a username as input
* Possibly; receive an encryption private key as input
* Possibly; receive a "two factor authentication data"
* Possibly; receive a Captcha input