authentication
1:1 comparison verifying a claimed identity.
Definitions (2)
A one-to-one technical comparison process used to verify that a person is who they claim to be by matching biometric data against a specific reference template. Under the proposition, authentication is a limited allowed use (e.g., secured access points) subject to authorisation and human oversight.
The process of proving that an item of evidence is what its proponent claims it to be. The committee addressed the impact of AI on the authentication of trial evidence, particularly digitally enhanced audio, visual, and image evidence.
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