authentication

Also defined in

• Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the… 32015L2366, Article 4, point (29)
  a procedure which allows the payment service provider to verify the identity of a payment service user or the validity of the use of a specific payment instrument, including the use of the user’s personalised security credentials;
• Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification… 32014R0910, Article 3, point (5)
  an electronic process that enables the electronic identification of a natural or legal person, or the origin and integrity of data in electronic form to be confirmed
• Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the… 32007L0064, Article 4, point (19)
  a procedure which allows the payment service provider to verify the use of a specific payment instrument, including its personalised security features;
• Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 establishing the European… 32004R0460, Article 4, point (e)
  the confirmation of an asserted identity of entities or users