Credentials
Update shuda Sep 18, 2026 Credentials aesi maloomat hote hain jo shanakht sabit karne ya kisi system, account ya service tak rasai faraham karne ke liye istemal hote hain. Aam misalon mein username, password, email address, toseeqi code ya digital key shamil hain. Mukhtasir tor par, credentials se muraad wo maloomat hoti hain jinhein system yeh tasdeeq karne ke liye check karta hai keh aap waqai wohi hain jis ka aap dawa karte hain.
Computing aur online services mein credentials gatekeeper ka kaam karte hain. Jab aap kisi account mein log in karte hain, to aap apne credentials zahir karte hain aur system mehfooz record se un ka muwazna karta hai. Agar woh match kar jayein, to rasai faraham kar di jati hai. Agar match na karein, to rasai mustarad kar di jati hai.
Credentials ki mukhtalif iqsaam hain, aur kai jadeed systems behtar tahaffuz ke liye ek se ziada iqsaam ko mila kar istemal karte hain. Sab se aam iqsaam mein darj zel shamil hain:
Ilm par mabni credentials: koi aesi cheez jo aap ko maloom ho, jaisa keh password ya PIN.
Milkiyat par mabni credentials: koi aesi cheez jo aap ke paas hoti hai, jaisa keh one-time code mosool karne wala phone ya hardware security key.
Moroosi khusoosiyat par mabni credentials: aesi cheez jo aap ki zaat ka hissa ho, jaisa keh fingerprint ya chehray ka scan.
Cryptocurrency ki duniya mein, credentials ka mafhoom mazeed wasee ho jata hai.
private key ek aesa powerful credential hai jo funds ki milkiyat sabit karta hai aur transactions ki tasdeeq karta hai.
Seed phrase ek aesa mutalliqa tasdeeqi zariya hai jo self-custody wallet tak rasai ko bahal kar sakta hai. Yeh cryptographic credentials
public-key cryptography par mabni hote hain, jahan private key data par dastakhat karti hai aur is se mumasil public key deegar afraad ko is ki toseeq karne ka moqa deti hai.
Credentials internet par account ki security ka bunyadi hissa hote hain. Ziada tar platforms par, bunyadi login credentials username aur password par mushtamil hote hain. Kai services
do awamil par mabni tasdeeq (2FA) ke zariye security ki ek izafi satah shamil karti hain, jis mein password ke ilawa koi izafi credential, jaise waqt ke hisaab se tabdeel honay wala code, bhi darkar hota hai.
Munazzam platforms
Apne Customer se mutaliq Jaanein (KYC) ke tareeqay ke tehat shanakhti credentials bhi jama kar sakte hain, jahan passport ya driving license jaisi dastawizaat user ki shanakht ki toseeq karne mein madad karti hain.
Kiun keh credentials accounts aur funds tak rasai ko control karte hain, is liye in ki hifazat zaruri hai. Attackers aksar
Dhoka dahi ke zariye credentials chori karne ki koshish karte hain, jahan fake messages ya websites users ko apni login ki maloomat zahir karne par majboor karti hain. Is khatre ko kam karne ke liye, aam tor mazboot aur munfarid passwords istemal karna, 2FA ko fa'al karna aur hassas credentials share na karna madadgar sabit hota hai.
Crypto mein, khatra aur bhi ziada ho sakta hai. Koi bhi aesa shakhs jise aap ki private key ya seed phrase mil jaye, woh aap ke funds tak rasai hasil kar sakta hai, aur aesi transactions aam tor par na-qabil e wapsi hoti hain. Isi waja se in credentials ko offline mehfooz rakhna chahiye aur kabhi bhi kisi ke sath share nahi karna chahiye.