attestation
- noun
- /əˌtɛstəˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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atestación
- But there's attributes, a claim, a credential, an attestation, what would be an attribute?
Examples
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To ensure security, the device relies on attestation from a trusted authority to confirm its software is genuine.
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So that passes the multiple attestation rule, but it also passes the next rule, which is dissimilarity.
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A CSA official today noted that third-party certification of cloud-provider security is expected to be in place next year as well to augment the service provider self-attestation found in STAR.
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The software uses remote attestation to verify the identity of users before granting access.
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The cloud service provider offers attestation of its security measures through third-party verification.
Synonyms
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7.2
A secure message from a login service that says who a user is to allow access
A digital document signed by a device that shows its hardware or software state to another computer that checks it
Antonyms
- Formal
5
7.7
To make a document or record false on purpose by changing its information
Compounds
- Formal
A professional check by an accountant that a written report is reliable
- Specialized
A digital service that proves a computer or device is secure and set up correctly
- Formal
A written statement from a certified public accountant saying information prepared by another person or company is reliable
- Specialized
A digital document signed by a device that shows its hardware or software state to another computer that checks it
How Trusted
- Specialized
- Texting
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5.1
- Formal
13
5.3
∞
2.5
818
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Attestation comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and testari 'to witness', the same root as the English word test. So, in computing an attestation is like a signed witness: a device or service sends a statement signed electronically to 'prove' its identity or current state.