What does authentication mean?
Authentication essentially confirms your identity, and that the CREDO Web server is providing valid information. There are two parts in the authentication process. The first part is by the Secure Socket Layer (SSL). The Secure Socket Layer uses digital certificates to confirm with your Web browser that the Web server you are accessing is in fact the Working Assets Web server. The second part involves your User ID and Password. This ensures your account information is only provided to the correct User ID and corresponding Password. An incorrect User ID or password will result in failure to access your account information.
Authentication is the act of confirming that a specific thing is true or authentic. For example, the act of confirming the identity of a person, identifying that a computer program is trusted one and assuring the origins of artwork. With the increase to the access of information, the issues of copyright and legitimate information have also increased therefore, the concept of authentication is widely used in Ecommerce and various other fields of life.
