Source: thenewstack.io
What Do Authentication and Authorization Mean in Zero Trust?
The following is an excerpt from The New Stack’s latest ebook, “Trust No One and Automate (Almost) Everything: Building a Modern Zero Trust Strategy.”https://thenewstack.io/ebooks/security/trust-no-one-and-automate-almost-everything-building-a-modern-zero-trust-strategy/ to get your free copy of our ebook, sponsored by Torq. Authentication simply means proving that the user, whether a human or computer user, is in fact who they claim to be.
In a zero trust system, however, both authentication and authorization are much more granular.
In a zero trust system, granting access based on roles is not security enough.
One of the most common misconceptions about zero trust systems is that once a user is authenticated and authorized, that user becomes a “trusted” user.
In a zero trust system, however, both authentication and authorization are much more granular.
In a zero trust system, granting access based on roles is not security enough.
One of the most common misconceptions about zero trust systems is that once a user is authenticated and authorized, that user becomes a “trusted” user.
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