This can include standards for authentication, software and hardware tools and systems for authentication. Authentication is the method a computer uses to ensure that you are who you say you are.
Authentication can be as simple as requesting a password.
More complex authentication schemes involve voice printing technology, fingerprint or retinal scans. In some systems, users carry smart cards which are part of the authentication. Kerberos Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. One Time Passwords Items submitted to this category should be related to one-time passwords. This category concerns computer authentication systems that are based on single-use password schemes.