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Title: Authentication (AuthN) Versus Authorization (AuthZ) - Cyral Authors: Modern Authentication Mechanisms Category:articles Number of Highlights: 1 Source URL: https://cyral.com/glossary/authentication-authn-versus-authorization-authz/ Date: 2022-07-22 Last Highlighted: 2022-07-22
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In short, Authentication is the act of verifying the identity of a user, while Authorization is the process of defining, granting, and enforcing specific privileges of a user.