Authentication

Authentication is how a user is identified, typically through confidential information such as user name and password. Authentication ensures that users of hardware or software are who they say they are.

• Set up authentication features such as a password system in your platform operating systems to ensure that users are who they say they are.

• Ensure that your personnel use employee badges properly to enter the computer room.

• For user accounts: use access control lists where appropriate; set time-outs for extended sessions; set privilege levels for users.