Table of Contents

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 General discussion of authentication
6 Authentication information and facilities
7 Characteristics of authentication mechanisms
8 Authentication mechanisms
9 Interactions with other security services/mechanisms
Annex A - Human user authentication
Annex B - Authentication in the OSI Model
Annex C - Countering replay using unique numbers or
          challenges
Annex D - Protection against some forms of attack on
          authentication
Annex E - Bibliography
Annex F - Some specific examples of authentication
          mechanisms
Annex G - Authentication facilities outline

Abstract

Describes the application of security services in an Open Systems environment, where the term "Open Systems" is taken to include areas such as Database, Distributed Applications, Open Distributed Processing and OSI.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Canadian Standards Association
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