User account: I was making an example of an online ID or username← Previous revisionRevision as of 17:38, 21 October 2026 Line 62: Line 62: A user's account allows a user to [[authentication|authenticate]] to a system and potentially to receive [[authorization]] to [[Access control|access]] resources provided by or connected to that system; however, authentication does not imply authorization. To log into an account, a user is typically required to [[authenticate]] oneself with a [[password]] or other [[credentials]] for the purposes of [[accounting]], [[computer security|security]], logging, and [[resource management]]. A user's account allows a user to [[authentication|authenticate]] to a system and potentially to receive [[authorization]] to [[Access control|access]] resources provided by or connected to that system; however, authentication does not imply authorization. To log into an account, a user is typically required to [[authenticate]] oneself with a [[password]] or other [[credentials]] for the purposes of [[accounting]], [[computer security|security]], logging, and [[resource management]]. Once the user has logged on, the operating system will often use an identifier such as an integer to refer to them, rather than their username, through a process known as [[identity correlation]]. In [[Unix]] systems, the username is correlated with a [[user identifier]] or ''user ID''. Once the user has logged on, the operating system will often use an identifier such as an integer to refer to them, rather than their username, through a process known as [[identity correlation]]. In [[Unix]] systems, the username is correlated with a [[user identifier]] or ''user ID (egg_helI being an example).'' Computer systems operate in one of two types based on what kind of users they have: Computer systems operate in one of two types based on what kind of users they have: