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What is the difference between authorization and authentication?

Authentication Authorization Authentication verifies who you are Authorization verifies what you are authorized to do Authenticating a user on a website means that you verify that this user is a valid user, that is, verifying who the user is using username/password or certificates, etc Authorization is the process of verifying if the user has rights/permission to access certain resources or sections of a website, Example : When u login to access some site then your logon credential (userid/password) identifies Example : After successful logon, you will be granted specific role or privileges to access the site.