Credential Glossary Definition

Credential is an identity and access management concept used to establish identity, manage credentials, or control privileges.

Credential is a Web security or Internet privacy concept used to protect users, sessions, resources, or browser interactions from misuse.

Credential appears in identity and access management, security architecture, audits, and compliance reviews where teams need to prove that access is appropriate, limited, and traceable.

Security teams, developers, and site owners use this concept when reducing risk in browser sessions, authentication flows, embedded content, and public-facing applications.

Related concepts include Authentication, Transport Layer Security and Cookie.

Additional Resource: MDN Web Docs Glossary.