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Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:29:16 +0100
From: "e@...tmx.net" <e@...tmx.net>
To: passwords@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Authentication vs identification

it dawned on me recently, the difference between the two is easy to 
grasp and easy to formulate:

You do want exactly one man to be capable of authentication.
You do want multiple men to be capable of identification.

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