[cap-talk] What's an authenticated authentication?

[David-Sarah Hopwood]

Matej Kosik wrote:
> Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> Matej Kosik <kosik at fiit.stuba.sk> writes:
>>
>>> Those who have time, please review this definition:
>>> http://wiki.erights.org/wiki/Authentication
>>
>> IMO it's better to stick to the letter to the dictionary definition as
>> it's widely accepted, avoids confusion, and provides an opportunity to
>> think about the concept in general terms.
> 
> Please paste here the definition you think better captures how
> _capability community_ interprets this concept.

Given one end of a communication channel, establish which principal
is probably at the other end.

(Note: this definition is more general than it may at first appear; it
does cover local authentication.)

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