| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | asymmetric authentication method | Authentifizierung mit asymmetrischem Verfahren |
| comp., MS | authentication method | Authentifizierungsmethoden (The authentication protocol (such as CHAP, PAP, EAP etc) used when authenticating access to resources on a network) |
| comp., MS | authentication method | Authentifizierungsmethode (For BitLocker Drive Encryption, a combination of one or more of the following elements, identified by a globally unique identifier (GUID): personal identification number (PIN), recovery password, recovery key, startup key, and Trusted Platform Module (TPM)) |
| gen. | symmetric authentication method | Authentizität mit symmetrischen Verfahren |