Authentication is the process of obtaining identification credentials such as name and password from a user and validating those credentials against some authority.

身份验证是从用户处获取标识凭据(如用户名和密码)并通过某些授权机构验证那些凭据的过程。

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Authentication is the process of accepting credentials from a user and validating those credentials against some authority.

身份验证是接受用户提供的凭据，并根据某些权限验证这些凭据的过程。

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