User Logout
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A User Logout is a user event that releases their system access.
- See: Credential, User Session Access Control, Computer System, Proof of Identity, Authentication, User (Computing), 2FA, Email.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Login Retrieved:2020-10-2.
- In computer security, logging in (or logging on, signing in, or signing on) is the process by which an individual gains access to a computer system by identifying and authenticating themselves. The user credentials are typically some form of "username" and a matching "password", and these credentials themselves are sometimes referred to as a login (or a logon or a sign-in or a sign-on).[1] [2] In practice, modern secure systems often require a second factor such as email or SMS confirmation for extra security.
When access is no longer needed, the user can log out (log off, sign out or sign off).
- In computer security, logging in (or logging on, signing in, or signing on) is the process by which an individual gains access to a computer system by identifying and authenticating themselves. The user credentials are typically some form of "username" and a matching "password", and these credentials themselves are sometimes referred to as a login (or a logon or a sign-in or a sign-on).[1] [2] In practice, modern secure systems often require a second factor such as email or SMS confirmation for extra security.
- ↑ Oxford Dictionaries, definition of login.
- ↑ The Linux Information Project, detail and definition of login and logging in.