Identification is the ability to identify uniquely a user of a system or an application that is running in the system. Authentication is the ability to prove that a user or application is genuinely who they claim to be. For example, consider a user who logs on to a system by entering a user ID and password. The system uses the user ID to identify the user and, at the time of log-on, authenticates the user by checking that the supplied password is correct.
Authentication is used within Rhapsody to restrict access to the Rhapsody Engine when using client interfaces such as Rhapsody IDE and the Management Console.
It is possible to configure secure communication channels within Rhapsody to external systems which result in authentication of mutual parties.
For details on identification and authentication services in Rhapsody, refer to: