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title: "What is the meaning of AAA?"  
description: "What is the meaning of AAA?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-05-04  
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category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "networking", "network-security"]  
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# What is the meaning of AAA?

What is the meaning of AAA?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- **AAA** is a standards-based framework for controlling who is allowed to use [**network**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97010/define-ieee-in-the-networking-world) resources (via authentication), what they are allowed to do (through authorization), and recording actions taken while on the network (through accounting).
- **Authentication -** The process of determining if a user attempting to access network resources is valid or not by requesting credentials such as a username and password.
- After a user has gained access to network resources through authentication, **authorization** gives the ability to enforce policies on those resources.
- **Accounting -** It allows for the monitoring and recording of events that occur while a user is utilising network resources. It even keeps track of how long the user has been connected to the network.

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