Definitions for "Authenticator"
A device that authenticates a client. In a Trapeze Networks Mobility System, the authenticator is a Mobility Exchange (MX) switch.
a record sent with a ticket to a server to certify the client's knowledge of the encryption key in the ticket, to help the server detect replays, and to help choose a "true session key" to use with the particular session
a special service that accepts an authenticate request
Keywords:  token, authinfo, esign, payor, password
The entity that issues and authenticates Authentication Tokens. An eSign Authentication Program Authenticator is the Account Holding Member. A Retail ID Authentication Program Authenticator is a STAR Network-approved third party that authenticates Authentication Tokens on behalf of an Acquirer Member. A Bill Payment Authentication Program Authenticator is the bill payor or its agent that authenticates Authentication Tokens on behalf of an Acquirer Member. (Effective June 1, 2003)
A method of authenticating a classified information system (IS) in the form of knowledge or possession (for example, password, token card, key).
a program used to handle a user-supplied username and password, via a mechanism such as AUTHINFO USER/PASS
in 802.1x, an entity at one end of a point-to-point LAN segment that facilitates authentication of the entity attached to the other end of that link.
An authenticator is something which determines authenticity or which guarantees validity. An authenticator is usually an object, a piece of knowledge, or some characteristic of it's possessor. It is typically uniquely in the possession of an entity so that the entity can prove it's authenticity (in an interaction) by demonstrating that it has possession of the authenticator.
A symbol or group of symbols, or a series of bits, selected or determined in a prearranged manner and usually inserted at a prearranged point in a message or transmission in order to determine the validity of the message or transmission or the identity or eligibility of an individual or entity. Cookies are often used as authenticators in client authentication schemes on the web.
Keywords:  lan, enforces, port, access, allows
a LAN port that enforces authentication before allowing access to services accessible using that port
a LAN port that enforces authentication before allowing access to services that are accessed through the port
The device that allows or blocks access to the network. See 802.1X.
Keywords:  tacked, verify, word, code, signal
a code word tacked on to the end of a signal to verify its authenticity
Keywords:  sender, altered, sent, left, check
a number which is sent with a message so that a check can be made by the receiver of the message that it has not been altered since it left the sender
a component (usually a Valve or Container) that provides some sort of authentication service