What is the primary different between AAA authentication and authorization?

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Authentication identifies and verifies a user who is attempting to access a system, and authorization controls the tasks the user can perform.

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Authentication verifies a username and password, and authorization handles the communication between the authentication agent and the user database.

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Authentication identifies a user who is attempting to access a system, and authorization validates the users password

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Authentication controls the system processes a user can access and authorization logs the activities the user initiates

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