!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([AuthZ]) is the process where a [Trustor] [Delegates|Delegation] a [Permission] to a [Trustee] to perform a [privilege] against a [Target Resource]\\
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Allowing an [Entity] to do something. ([Thing Explainer])


[{$pagename}] is a Facet Of Building [Trust]

[{$pagename}] is the process of determining whether the [Digital Identity] which has been through the [Authentication] process has the [Permission] to access a specific [Protected Resource] as requested.

[{$pagename}] enforcement is performed by [Access Control]

!! [{$pagename}] and [Authentication]
[{$pagename}] is usually only attempted following [authentication] so that the [Policy Enforcement Point] has some [Level Of Assurance] of the [Trustee] is attempting to access a [Protected Resource].

[{$pagename}] does not always imply [Authentication] as when [Bearer Tokens] are utilized. This is also true when a Hotel [Key Card] is utilized.

!! [Definition][2]
[{$pagename}]
noun\\
* the act of authorizing.
* [permission] or power granted by an authority; sanction.
* a legislative act authorizing money to be spent for government programs that specifies a maximum spending level without provision for actual funds.

In security engineering and computer security, authorization is the concept of allowing [access] to [Resources] only to those permitted to use them.[1]

A number of components are typically be involved in an authorization process, including:
* The [Access Control] system.
* The [Permission] system.
* The [Policy].

!! [Examples]
* Door [Key Card] is a [Bearer Token] which provides [{$pagename}] to a [Protected Door|Protected Resource] to any [Entity] which has possession.

!! [Consent vs Authorization]
Frankly, I can not determine a difference ([Consent vs Authorization]) in [{$pagename}] and __Authorized__, __Authorise__ or __[Authorization]__ other than the noun vs verb thing.

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There maybe some narrow [legal] definitions (think [HIPAA]) that delineate differences between [consent] and [authorization] but in general, they are the same.
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!! More Information
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* [#1] - [Authorization|Wikipedia:Authorization|target='_blank'] - based on data observed:2010-05-18
* [#2] - [dictionary.com|http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/authorization?s=t|target='_blank'] - based on data observed:2010-05-18