I was just in a meeting where our compliance team was saying there’s a difference between verification and authentication but I can’t figure out what the difference is. Can someone explain it?
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Imagine you’re meeting a new friend online. Verifying would be like checking if the person’s profile picture looks like the one they show you. It helps make sure they are who they say they are.
Authentication, on the other hand, is like asking them for a secret code that only they know. If they provide the correct code, it means they are the real friend, not someone pretending to be them.
So, verifying is about checking the surface details, while authentication is about confirming their identity with something only they know.
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