Episode Synopsis "Authentication vs. authorization: What's the difference?"
Matt Kosinski, IBM Blog, Jun 28, 2024 Here's the answer: "Authentication and authorization are related but distinct processes in an organization's identity and access management (IAM) system. Authentication verifies a user's identity. Authorization gives the user the right level of access to system resources." What follows is a fairly high level discussion of the concepts, but if the distinction wasn't immediately clear it would be well worth reading the article to get a firm understanding of the two concepts. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]