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ELECTRICITY
H04
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
H04L
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
H04L9/00
Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic; arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
H04L9/32
including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system; or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials
H04L9/3226
using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN