When a context is established, a context initiator must authenticate itself to the context acceptor. In some cases the initiator might request that the acceptor authenticate itself back. If the acceptor does so, the two are said to be mutually authenticated.
A process whereby two communicating parties authenticate each other.
A procedure through which two parties prove their identities to one another. AFS server and client processes normally mutually authenticate as they establish a connection.
Mutual authentication is the security standard established for secure authentication in 802.1x. In mutual authentication, a client (e.g., laptop) must prove its identity to an authentication server, and the server must prove its identity to the client, before any application traffic is transmitted over the client/server connection.
A feature of authentication protocols such as Kerberos. The client and server must prove their identity to each other before authentication proceeds.
the process of two principals proving their identities to each other.
Mutual authentication or two-way authentication refers to two parties authenticating each other suitably. In technology terms, it refers to a client or user authenticating themselves to a server and that server authenticating itself to the user in such a way that both parties are assured of the others' identity.