In the trailer department we carry Jet Co, Haulass, and Dynaweld. We also have an assorted inventory of used cars, Ford, Chevy, Mercury, and GMC, Volkswagen, Honda, Dodge and Nissans, Trucks, Vans and SUVâs.
In short, please. :-). Authentication = login + password (who you are). Authorization = permissions (what you are allowed to do). Short auth is most likely to refer either to the first one or to both.
Authentication : An authentication system is how you identify yourself to the computer. The goal behind an authentication system is to verify that the user is actually who they say they are. Authorization : Once the system knows who the user is through authentication, authorization is how the system decides what the user can do. A good example of this is using group permissions or the difference between a normal user and the administrator on the system.