# Authentication (AuthN) vs. Authorization (AuthZ)

DevFeed: [Authentication (AuthN) vs. Authorization (AuthZ)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/authentication-authn-vs-authorization-authz-29577.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/authn-vs-authz/>)

Author: sakshyam.shah@goteleport.com (Sakshyam Shah)

Published: 2022-02-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Authentication vs authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication-vs-authorization.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authentication-vs-authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication-vs-authorization.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains the difference between authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ). Authentication verifies a user or machine's identity, while authorization determines what actions or resources that identity may access.

## Source excerpt

Authentication vs. authorization -- what's the difference?