authentication

authentification

Preuve que vous êtes bien l’utilisateur autorisé, nécessaire pour accéder à un compte, un réseau ou un système.

En anglais simple : Proof that you are the correct user, needed to enter an account, network, or system.

• The website requires authentication.
• Fingerprint authentication lets you unlock your phone.
• Two-factor authentication adds another check when you sign in.

Synonymes : identity verification

Expressions courantes : user authentication, two-factor authentication, authentication code

authentification

Vérification ou preuve que quelque chose est réel, authentique ou officiellement valable.

En anglais simple : Checking or proving that something is real, genuine, or officially valid.

• The document requires authentication.
• Experts completed the authentication of the signature.
• The museum requested authentication before buying the painting.

Comment l'utiliser : authentication of something (Authentication of the painting took several weeks.)

Synonymes : verification, validation

Expressions courantes : document authentication, authentication of something, require authentication