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> Having two almost identical terms that mean completely different things is not a very good idea. What's the problem of telling apart the task of authenticati
by chipdart 2y ago
> Having two almost identical terms that mean completely different things is not a very good idea.
What's the problem of telling apart the task of authenticating users from authorizing their access?
There's already identification and authorization (IAM) which is mostly a backronym.
- swombat 2y agoIdentification & Authorisation are a better pairing here than Authentication and Authorisation. This way, if someone says "Oh yeah we have an auth module on this site" you don't need to immediately disambiguate the statement. But then "auth" itself is ambiguous. So it might make sense to get rid of the lot. "Identification" is a good word for the first. Perhaps "Permissions" for the second?
- yencabulator 2y agoauthn -> ident authz -> perm So much clearer.