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Identity
The concept of identity applies to entities in general, that is, human beings or other living creatures and to physical or logical entities.
Identification
Identification is to be understood as the determination of an identity, in other words, the action or process of determining who a person is in a particular context [1].
Identity Management
According to Springer Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security in hand [2] identity management is defined as āthe set of processes, tools, and social contracts surrounding the creation, maintenance, and termination of a digital identity for people or, more generally, for systems and services, to enable secure access to an expanding set of systems and applications.ā Historically, however, identity management is not limited to digital identities. In the Torah for example, Book of Numbers, it is said that following the Exodus from Egypt, a census of the Israelites took place (Book of Numbers 1:1ā3.).
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de Leeuw, E. (2011). Biometrics for Identity Management and Fields of Application. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_732
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