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Authentication Testing( Who are you) !

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 Let's get started ! To identify individuals in a group of people we need any unique combination of resources by which we can identify the individual. That combination can be his first name, last name, address or SSN. These all are resources that can help users to identify uniquely. This is the case with humans but if we want to identify in web- application for that web-application uses “Authentication”. Let us discuss it in detail.           What Is Authentication !             Well , It is the process of verifying the identity of a person or a device. Authentication is used by a server when the server needs to know exactly who is accessing their information or site. In authentication, the user or computer has to prove its identity to the server or client. A common example is entering a username and password when you log into the website. In the case of a web application they use different methods of authentications , it can be username password or username with the OTP sent to yo