Authorization

Authorization is in the broadest sense, a consent to the granting of special rights to prospects, possibly for use against third parties. The authorization overcomes mechanisms of safeguards against unauthorized use. An authorization overrides any protection. An authorization is possibly restricted only in a context and / or mode. Authorization is sensibly not without a previous successful authentication.

Authorization in computer networks

In information technology, the authorization referred to the initial assignment and the introductory repeated Check access rights by means of special methods with respect to interested users of the system to data and services.

The two most common special cases are:

• Allowing access to the known resources (such as directories or files) in a computer network.
• Permission for the installation or use of computer programs ( software).

Authorization for Payment Transactions

When Authorization is the process of approving a debit or credit card payment by the bank of the cardholder. As part of the authorization is checked, among other things, whether it is a valid card and whether the card limit for the proposed transaction is still sufficient. Upon successful authorization, the seller has the assurance that the bank or credit card account of the customer may be charged for the authorized amount. The authorization is usually done online.

Authorization in business

Companies that cooperate in an economic context, can give this cooperation towards their customers or other businesses a formal framework by calling themselves as an authorized partner or authorized retailer. Particularly frequently, the term of the authorized distributor is used, whereby standards, such as quality control and training should be documented. Generally applicable details are regulated, for example in commercial law for the sales representative.

Authorization for works in text, image and sound

By authorization recognizes the author of a work (eg, a novel or a symphony ) a particular version as the final amended (the " authorized version " ) if several are present.

The authorization of a work is the permission of the copyright holder to a specific recovery, often with a change of media ( for example, " the book of the film " or vice versa). Particularly if there are several competing realizations, this can be interpreted as a confirmation that the content is rendered authentic or to express another quality feature and is thus ultimately part of marketing ( " the official version ").

The authorization of an interview said the subsequent consent of the interviewee to a written version of the interview and its publication. The authorization of interviews, although not required by law, even in the current version of the German Press Code does not, however, become common practice in Germany. Abroad, V.A. in English- Journalism, an authorization is unusual.

In the case of a biography authorize also means the consent of the person described or possibly their heirs or descendants on the content and publication of the biography. An unauthorized biography is here, in contrast to rights exploitations no proximity to the illegality, because usually is not their consent necessary.

Authorizations to make any statement about the loyalty of works, just as an authorized interview reflects the actual course of the conversation. Rather, it merely to safeguard the interests of the Authorizing is documented. Especially with biographies can sometimes unauthorized variant also draw a more objective picture, although here can move sales interests too strong in the foreground on the other side.