Multiple choice technology architecture

While Authorization validates user credentials, Authentication provides user rights and access permissions

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement reverses the standard definitions. Authentication is the process of validating user credentials (proving who they are), while Authorization is the process of granting or denying access rights and permissions (determining what they can do). Since the statement claims the opposite, it is false.

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