Trusting Password: Network Authentication

Aspects of network security is closely related to the services provided: inbound or outbound. Security on outbound service can be best pursued with firewall configuration. Similarly, with anonymous access inbound servicing, such as anonymous FTP, HTTP, Gopher, etc.. In this case, intentionally provided information for everyone. Another case when we want to provide a non-anonymous access (or authenticated services), where other than through a firewall, someone who is requesting access must also get a 'permission' server after first proving his identity. This is the authentication. Henceforth, the author uses the term autentisasi as synonyms of the word.