Timeline for What is a word to describe the opposite of "authentication"?
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| Jan 8, 2014 at 15:18 | comment | added | mplungjan | If I am authenticated as Michel to a system and I would like to log on as another user, I need to de-authenticate my session so it will treat me as another user. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 14:52 | comment | added | J.R. | @mplungjan - Whether it's an opposite or an antonym, I think it was unclear either way. I'm glad the O.P. took some time to clarify. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 13:54 | comment | added | oerkelens | I am not sure I can imagine how that works... revoking authorization, yes. But authentication is an identification. In order to make sure you remove authentication from a previously authenticated entity, you would have to make sure that you are dealing with the correct entity - meaning you need to authenticate. If authentication fails on that instance, you cannot remove earlier authentication. If authentication succeeds, however, you have just established that the earlier authentication should be regarded as valid. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 12:26 | comment | added | mplungjan | @J.R. the word "antonym" was my (erroneous) correction/interpretation. He needs the OPPOSITE of authentication, i.e. the word for removal of a previously given authentication | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 11:19 | comment | added | J.R. | Andrew's observation is dead-on, but I see that as more of a problem with the O.P.'s question than with your answer. The O.P. hasn't even described what kind of "antonym" he is looking for. The antonym for "light" can be "dark" – or it can be "heavy", depending on what you are trying to say. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 10:43 | comment | added | MartinSGill | Agree; a good clarification. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 10:38 | comment | added | Andrew Leach♦ | Unauthenticated would usually mean "not yet authenticated", rather than "no longer authenticated". But the question is not clear as to which is required. | |
| Jan 8, 2014 at 10:32 | history | answered | MartinSGill | CC BY-SA 3.0 |