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An access token is used by Windows when a process or thread tries to interact with objects that have security descriptors (securable objects). [2] In Windows, an access token is represented by the system object of type Token. An access token is generated by the logon service when a user logs on to the system and the credentials provided by the ...
Personal access token. In computing, a personal access token (or PAT) is a string of characters that can be used to authenticate a user when accessing a computer system instead of the usual password. [1][2][3][4] Though associated with a single account, multiple PATs may be created, and can be manipulated independently of the password ...
OAuth (short for open authorization[1][2]) is an open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for internet users to grant websites or applications access to their information on other websites but without giving them the passwords. [3][4] This mechanism is used by companies such as Amazon, [5] Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft ...
Multi-factor authentication (MFA; two-factor authentication, or 2FA, along with similar terms) is an electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism. MFA protects personal data —which may ...
A security token is a peripheral device used to gain access to an electronically restricted resource. The token is used in addition to, or in place of, a password. [1] Examples of security tokens include wireless key cards used to open locked doors, a banking token used as a digital authenticator for signing in to online banking, or signing ...
Web access management (WAM) [1] is a form of identity management that controls access to web resources, providing authentication management, policy-based authorizations, audit and reporting services (optional) and single sign-on convenience. Authentication management is the process of determining a user’s (or application’s) identity.
Security token service. Security token service (STS) is a cross-platform open standard core component of the OASIS group's WS-Trust web services single sign-on infrastructure framework specification. cf.[1][2] Within that claims-based identity framework, a secure token service is responsible for issuing, validating, renewing and cancelling ...
JSON Web Token. JSON Web Token (JWT, suggested pronunciation / dʒɒt /, same as the word "jot" [1]) is a proposed Internet standard for creating data with optional signature and/or optional encryption whose payload holds JSON that asserts some number of claims. The tokens are signed either using a private secret or a public/private key.