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Re:Instead of "auth", we should say "permissions" and "login" by rwoerz on Monday May 27, 2024 @01:17PM (#40492710)
Indeed. "Logging in" implies some kind of long lasting session. And logging in conceptually only requires "identification" (e.g. via a username) but not necessarily "authentication" (e.g. via a password)
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Re:Instead of "auth", we should say "permissions" and "login" by nmz on Monday May 27, 2024 @01:33PM (#40492859)
Identification is not necessarily via a username, people can identify you via just knowing how you look or your voice, the method doesn't matter.
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