EAuthentication
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eAuthentication is an Authentication
Authentication
Authentication is the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a datum or entity...

 service provided by one remote server to other distributed servers, on the Internet or Intranet.

Similar to Credit Cards verification services that are provided by third parties to eCommerce Web Sites, eAuthentication service is providing Identity verification services primarily to Web sites but also to Intranet servers.

There are a number of eAuthentication implementations in the markets today. Some use RADIUS
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting management for computers to connect and use a network service...

based eAuthetication and other are using a more elaborate proprietary API.

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