Authentication identity

Okay kiddo, imagine you are playing a game with your friends and you want to make sure that only your friends can join in and not any strangers. So you tell them to give you a secret handshake to prove that they are your friends and not strangers. This is just like authentication identity, it helps to make sure that only the people who are supposed to be there can access something, like a website or a computer program.

Now, when you make an account on a website, you create a username and password. Just like your secret handshake, this is your way of telling the website that you are who you say you are. The website will then ask you for your username and password every time you want to access your account to make sure it’s really you.

Sometimes websites might need more proof that you are who you say you are. For example, if you want to buy something online with a credit card, the website might ask for extra information like your name, address, and the credit card number. This is called multi-factor authentication, it means that the website is checking different things to make sure it’s really you making the purchase.

So think of authentication identity like a secret code or password that only you and the people who are allowed to access something know. It helps to keep things safe and secure!