# AuthN vs AuthZ: What is Auth?

DevFeed: [AuthN vs AuthZ: What is Auth?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/authn-vs-authz-what-is-auth-19726.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.clever.com/2023/03/22/authorization-and-authentication/>)

Author: Keith Richards

Published: 2023-03-22T17:48:14Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Clever](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clever.md>)

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

Tags: [algorithm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/algorithm.md>), [auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auth.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authn.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [authz](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authz.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains the distinction between authentication, which verifies identity, and authorization, which determines access to resources. It also describes username-and-password authentication, password hashing, and certificate exchange for device identity verification.

## Source excerpt

Demystifying authentication and authorization When you hear the term Auth, what comes to mind? You probably think of signing into a system with your username and password, and you're half right. But auth is bigger than that. The bucket term also includes everything you can do in a system once you submit those credentials. Auth [...] The post AuthN vs AuthZ: What is Auth? appeared first on Clever Engineering Blog.