Machine Authentication

The authorization of an automated human-to-machine or machine-to-machine (M2M) communication through verification of a digital certificate or digital credentials. Unlike user authentication, the process does not involve any action on the part of a human.

Machine authentication is the authorization of an automated human-to-machine or machine-to-machine (M2M) communication through verification of a digital certificate or digital credentials. Digital certificates used in machine authorization are like a form of digital passport providing trusted identification for the purpose of securely exchanging information over the Internet. Digital credentials are much like forms of machine-provided ID and password. Machine authentication is used to authorize machine interactions on both wired and wireless networks to enable computers and other machines to interact and exchange information autonomously. The processes of machine authentication can be performed by simple devices such as sensors and meters in infrastructure.