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						                              An entity that verifies the claimant’s identity by verifying the claimant’s possession and control of a token using an authentication protocol. To do this, the Verifier may also need to validate credentials that link the token and identity and check their status.
						                            Source(s):
						                            
								                            
                                                                    CNSSI 4009-2015
										                            
                                                                            NIST SP 800-63-2									                            
						                            
						                            
						                        
					                            
						                              The entity that verifies the authenticity of a digital signature using the public key.
						                            Source(s):
						                            
								                            
                                                                    NIST SP 800-102
										                             under Verifier 
									                            
                                                                    NIST SP 800-89
										                             under Verifier 
									                            
						                            
						                            
						                        
					                            
						                              The Bluetooth device that validates the identity of the claimant during the Bluetooth connection process.
						                            Source(s):
						                            
								                            
                                                                    NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 2
										                             under Verifier 
									                            
                                                                    NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 1
										                             under Verifier 
										                             [Superseded]
									                            
						                            
						                            
						                        
					                            
						                              An entity that verifies the claimant’s identity by verifying the claimant’s possession and control of one or two authenticators using an authentication protocol. To do this, the verifier may also need to validate credentials that link the authenticator(s) to the subscriber’s identifier and check their status.
						                            Source(s):
						                            
								                            
                                                                    NIST SP 1800-17b
										                             under Verifier 
									                            
                                                                    NIST SP 800-63-3
										                             under Verifier 
									                            
						                            
						                            
						                        
					                            
						                              The party trying to assess the authenticity of an identity
						                            Source(s):
						                            
								                            
                                                                    NISTIR 7682
										                             under Verifier 
									                            
						                            
						                            
						                        
					                            
						                              An entity that verifies the Claimant’s identity by verifying the Claimant’s possession and control of a token using an authentication protocol. To do this, the Verifier may also need to validate credentials that link the token and identity and check their status.
						                            Source(s):
						                            
								                            
                                                                    NIST SP 800-63-2
										                             under Verifier 
										                             [Superseded]