ietf-nntp Re: Last major open issue (48x return codes)

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Ken Murchison said:
>> [Query 1: what's the difference between
>> authentication and authorization?
> 
> Authentication is the process of determining that the user is who they 
> say they are (via a shared secret, certificate, etc).  Authorization is 
> the process of determining what the user can and can't do (access policy 
> decisions).

Okay, that makes sense.

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