Identification is the process where the verifier determines whether the supplicant is a particular person that the supplicant claims who he or she is.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Both A and B
• D. Neither A nor B

Answer: (B)

In security terms, identification is when a user claims an identity—asking the system to recognize who they say they are. Authentication is the step that follows, where the system verifies that claim (proving that the user really is who they claim to be) using credentials or other evidence. The statement describes the verifier determining whether the supplicant is the person they claim to be, which is exactly authentication. Identification would be simply claiming an identity without yet proving it. So the statement is false.