This also means that authorized users are easy to cut off after a split.

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First they must upload a list of authorized users, and each one is assigned a passcode by VeriSign.

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When it comes to the cloud, authentication and access controls for service providers and enterprises can ensure that only authorized users gain access to cloud-based resources.

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For example, security of an endpoint device becomes less of a risk management factor if data is protected and authorized users must authenticate their identities to gain access to it.

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At the end of 2005, a single consolidated data base of personnel security clearance information was established and is easily accessible by authorized users to confirm who already has what clearances.

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But customers will pay if the software cuts the time to do routine tasks like updating lists of authorized network users.

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But customers will pay if the software cuts the time to do routine such tasks as updating lists of authorized network users.

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As Cerf noted, many attacks come from users with authorized access who bear a grudge.

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And in a large corporation or agency, plenty of the documents a leaker might want to exfiltrate are shared among a crowd of users, all of whom have authorized access.

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Gmail service offers an option for users to access their email accounts using both a password, and a numerical code separately sent to the authorized user's mobile phone.

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