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WebAuthn. Web Authentication (WebAuthn) is a web standard published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). [1][2][3] WebAuthn is a core component of the FIDO2 Project under the guidance of the FIDO Alliance. [4] The goal of the project is to standardize an interface for authenticating users to web-based applications and services using public ...
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.
Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. Each key pair consists of a public key and a corresponding private key. [1][2] Key pairs are generated with cryptographic algorithms based on mathematical problems termed one-way functions.
A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of roles, policies, hardware, software and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption. The purpose of a PKI is to facilitate the secure electronic transfer of information for a range of network activities such as e ...
Security token. A GoldKey security token connected to a laptop. 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 ...
Some strong authentication protocols for web-based applications that are occasionally used include: Public key authentication (usually implemented with a HTTPS / SSL client certificate) using a client certificate. Kerberos or SPNEGO authentication, employed for example by Microsoft IIS running configured for Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA).
Public key certificate. In cryptography, a public key certificate, also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate, is an electronic document used to prove the validity of a public key. [1][2] The certificate includes the public key and information about it, information about the identity of its owner (called the subject), and the ...
Key authentication. Key/Config-authentication is used to solve the problem of authenticating the keys of a person (say "person A") that some other person ("person B") is talking to or trying to talk to. In other words, it is the process of assuring that the key of "person A", held by "person B", does in fact belong to "person A" and vice versa.