Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
authentication + [preposition]
English answer:
authentication on
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Tony M
Oct 31, 2012 08:39
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English term
authentication
English
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
I'm not sure about the correct preposition to be used with "authentication" in the context of an authentication with/against/at a server, i.e. a user uses a certificate to verify his identity and authorization for acting in a VPN network.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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| 2 +6 | authentication on |
Tony M
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Youssef Ahmed
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Nov 1, 2012 19:15: Tony M Created KOG entry
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authentication on
I'm not an expert here, but it seems to me that you log ON to a server, and hence you would need to be authenticated on that server (and perhaps not on some other one)
I did wonder about 'to' ('access rights to'), but don't really think that would work; at any rate, it sounds odd!
However, another serious contender might be 'for' — 'to be authenticated for a server' doesn't sound too odd, and one clearly needs 'permission for' certain things.
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Well, this looks like prety authoritative confirmaion, if any were needed:
You could not be authenticated on this server.
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/.../ms852855.aspx
Error Message: You could not be authenticated on this server. Explanation: There are three possible causes for this error:
1) The server has been shut down.
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Oh dear, as usual that link got corrupted, here's one that should work:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms852855.aspx
(and apologies for the typo above!)
I did wonder about 'to' ('access rights to'), but don't really think that would work; at any rate, it sounds odd!
However, another serious contender might be 'for' — 'to be authenticated for a server' doesn't sound too odd, and one clearly needs 'permission for' certain things.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-31 13:06:00 GMT)
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Well, this looks like prety authoritative confirmaion, if any were needed:
You could not be authenticated on this server.
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/.../ms852855.aspx
Error Message: You could not be authenticated on this server. Explanation: There are three possible causes for this error:
1) The server has been shut down.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-31 13:07:09 GMT)
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Oh dear, as usual that link got corrupted, here's one that should work:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms852855.aspx
(and apologies for the typo above!)
Peer comment(s):
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Jenni Lukac (X)
: docs.oracle.com/cd/...01/.../webserver_auth.html says "http authentification" is the right term.
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Thanks, Jenni!
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B D Finch
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Thanks, B! :-)
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Colin Rowe
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Thanks, Colin!
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PoveyTrans (X)
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Thanks, Simon!
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Lorna Bleach
: Yes, I'd agree. I've edited a number of IT documents and manuals, and you can be authenticated on a server. You can also set/configure permissions (e.g. Read only etc.)
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Thanks, Lorna!
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Jaime Oriard
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Thanks, Jaime!
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Discussion
If you consider only the certificate, then you may check it AGAINST a server by comparison with an other certificate or through a cryptographic exchange
These are the forms I have seen so far when translating authentications from English, not seen "wtih" the server yet