hitelesítenie

Hitelesíteni is a Hungarian verb meaning to establish authenticity or validity of something, to attest to its genuineness. The related noun hitelesítés denotes the act or process of authentication, verification, or attestation, while hitelesítő refers to the person or authority performing the attestation. The root hiteles comes from trust or credibility, so hitelesítés is the formal act of making something credible in the eyes of others.

In legal and administrative contexts, hitelesítés is commonly used for documents and records. A hitelesített másolat is a copy certified as true by an authorized body, such as a notary or public registry. Such attestation grants legal recognition of the document’s integrity and authenticity, and is often required for official proceedings, contracts, or administrative procedures.

In information technology and digital security, hitelesítés covers authentication of identities and objects. User authentication (felhasználói hitelesítés) verifies that a person or device is who or what it claims to be, typically through credentials, tokens, or biometric data. Digital signatures and digital certificates involve a form of hitelesítés, where a trusted authority issues a certificate that binds a key to an identity, enabling non-repudiation and data integrity. Terms such as two-factor or biometric hitelesítés describe stronger verification methods.

The concept is distinct from related notions such as tanúsítás (certification of conformity to standards) and bizonyítás (proving or demonstrating a claim). Nevertheless, hitelesítés serves to establish trust by confirming genuineness, either in legal documents or digital identities.