Update introduction.md (#34259)
* Update introduction.md Fixes #34045 * Update aspnetcore/security/authorization/introduction.md Co-authored-by: Tom Dykstra <tdykstra@microsoft.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Tom Dykstra <tdykstra@microsoft.com>pull/34262/head
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Authorization refers to the process that determines what a user is able to do. For example, an administrative user is allowed to create a document library, add documents, edit documents, and delete them. A non-administrative user working with the library is only authorized to read the documents.
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Authorization is orthogonal and independent from authentication. However, authorization requires an authentication mechanism. Authentication is the process of ascertaining who a user is. Authentication may create one or more identities for the current user.
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Authorization is separate and distinct from authentication. However, authorization relies on an authentication mechanism. Authentication is the process of verifying a user's identity, which may result in the creation of one or more identity objects for the user.
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For more information about authentication in ASP.NET Core, see <xref:security/authentication/index>.
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