Claimant

An entity which is or represents a principal for the purposes of authentication, together with the functions involved in an authentication exchange on behalf of that entity.

A claimant acting on behalf of a principal must include the functions necessary for engaging in an authentication exchange. (e.g., a smartcard [claimant] can act on behalf of a human user [principal])


Claimant

An entity which is or represents a principal for the purposes of authentication, together with the functions involved in an authentication exchange on behalf of that entity.

A claimant acting on behalf of a principal must include the functions necessary for engaging in an authentication exchange. (e.g., a smartcard [claimant] can act on behalf of a human user [principal])

Used in methodology