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authenticator
Means used to confirm the identity of a user or perform digital authentication
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Means used to confirm the identity of a user or perform digital authentication
2 identifiers linking authenticator across the web's reference databases
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An authenticator is a means used to confirm a user's identity, that is, to perform digital authentication. A person authenticates to a computer system or application by demonstrating that he or she has possession and control of an authenticator. In the simplest case, the authenticator is a common password.