Initiative_For_Open_Authentication

Initiative for Open Authentication

Initiative for Open Authentication

Collaboration to develop an open reference for strong authentication

Not to be confused with OAuth.

Terminology

The name OATH is an acronym from the phrase "open authentication", and is pronounced as the English word "oath".[1]

OATH is not related to OAuth, an open standard for authorization, however, most logging systems employ a mixture of both.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Pronunciation and Capitalization". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.


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