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Token

Token: Something a user possesses and controls, typically a key or password, that is used to authenticate an identity.

Also known as: authentication token

Alternative names:
authentication tokencryptographic token
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Definition

Something a user possesses and controls, typically a key or password, that is used to authenticate an identity.

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Definition 2

Something that the claimant possesses and controls (such as a key or password) that is used to authenticate a claim. See cryptographic token.

Source: Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015Type: standard
Definition 3

Something that the Claimant possesses and controls (typically a key or password) that is used to authenticate the Claimant’s identity. (SP 800-63) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

Sources

1
NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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NIST Election Glossary
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The Cyber Glossary
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