Glossary
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Authentication
The process of verifying the identity of the party connecting to the the system.
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Authorisation
The process whereby the system protects resources only allowing those users who have to correct privileges to access them.
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Hypertext Transport Protocol
[HTTP]
Protocol used to convery information on the world wide web - typically used in conjunction with HTML to present web pages
to clients.
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Secure Sockets Layer
[SSL]
An endpoint authentication and transport encryption standard typically to secure HTTP connections over the internet.