Digital Identity and Authentication Technologies

Digital identity and authentication technologies ensure that users are who they say they are—that the user who attempts to perform functions in a system is in fact the user who is authorized to do so. This category includes hardware and software solutions that enable the electronic verification of a user's identity or the validity of a message, for example, digital certificates. This technology includes the use of bar codes, magnetic stripe, biometrics, tokens and access control for authentication, non-repudiation, and authorization.