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Authentication verifies a user’s identity. An individual can be identified and authenticated by what he knows (password), by what he owns (smart card), or by his human characteristics (biometrics). Unlike a password or Personal Identification Number (PIN), a biometric trait cannot be lost, stolen, or recreated.
