what is authentication and authorization?how do they
differ?

Answer Posted / shubhra wairagade

Authentication is a mechanism where a system may securely identify their users
And gives answers 2 the questions like
1)who is the user?
2)Is the user really he/she represents to b?
Authorization by contrast ,is a mechanism by whixh a system decides what level of access a particular authenticate user should have.
*Is the user X authorized to perform operation P on resource R?

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