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Question: What do you mean by authentication and authorization?

Answer: Authorization is validating credentials

Authentication is validating user rights

Authorization is validating credentials

Authentication is validating user rights
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Authentication is validating credentials.
Authorization is validating user rights Source: CoolInterview.com

authentication: it is the process of getting credentials of the user ex: user name, password, security token.

authorization:it is the process of varifying the credentials of the user in order to access a requested web page. Source: CoolInterview.com

I believe the above answer posted is correct.

Authorization is validating user rights (whether the authenticated user has the privilege to access particular folder or URL for example)

Authentication is validating user credentials (username and password)
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