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title: "What is the difference between authorization and authentication?"  
description: "What is the difference between authorization and authentication?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-11-20  
updated: 2020-09-20  
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# What is the difference between authorization and authentication?

Authorization is a process of allowing or denying resources to particular user or record

Declaration of authorization is

```
<authorization><allow users=”Suresh, Sanjay”/><deny users=”Ramana, Rakesh”></authorization>Sometimes authorization allows the unauthorized persons at
that time we will use<deny users=”?”/>
```

## Authentication means

Authentication is a process where we identify the credentials of user i.e. username, password and create an identity to mention user as an authenticated.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Authorization is a process of allowing or denying resources to particular user or record

Declaration of authorization is

```
<authorization><allow users=”Suresh, Sanjay”/><deny users=”Ramana, Rakesh”></authorization>Sometimes authorization allows the unauthorized persons at
that time we will use<deny users=”?”/>
```

## Authentication means

Authentication is a process where we identify the credentials of user i.e. username, password and create an identity to mention user as an authenticated.


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