From 57a356a1bd73d35a531dfdc94e62e8db20bc7ee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manu Sporny Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:08:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify what happens after authentication. --- index.html | 12 ++++-------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index cb57eae..e7ff2a4 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -1714,10 +1714,10 @@

Verification Relationships

Authentication

-The `authentication` [=verification relationship=] is used to -specify how the [=controller=] is expected to be [=authenticated=], for -purposes such as logging into a website or engaging in any sort of -challenge-response protocol. +The `authentication` [=verification relationship=] is used to specify how the +[=controller=] is expected to be [=authenticated=], for purposes such as logging +into a website or engaging in any sort of challenge-response protocol. The +processing performed following authentication is application-specific.

@@ -1767,10 +1767,6 @@

Authentication

} -

-If authentication is established, it is up to the application to decide what to -do with that information. -

This is useful to any entity verifying authentication that needs to check whether an entity that is attempting to [=authenticate=] is presenting a valid