Information, Computer and Network Security Terms Glossary and Dictionary

Mutual authentication

Mutual authentication or two-way authentication refers to two parties authenticating each other suitably. Technically, it refers to a client or user authenticating themselves to a server and that server authenticating itself to the user in such a way that both parties are assured of the others' identity. Typically, this is done for a client process and a server process without user interaction.

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Mutual authentication