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[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 1 points 1 year ago

What's this authN / authZ business?

[-] kensand@lemmy.kensand.net 1 points 1 year ago

That's the thing, nobody really knows!

[-] RandomDevOpsDude@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

AutheNtication vs. AuthoriZation, I believe

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 1 points 1 year ago
[-] dreadgoat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

AuthN is: I claim to be dreadgoat, but how can I prove it? (login, password, mfa)
AuthZ is: Now that you know I am dreadgoat, do I have permission to post this comment? (access control, roles, attributes)

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I know what they are and the differences, I thought the N and Z would somehow be an easy way to work it out/remember. But the trick is just to remember which is which.

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