The process of terminating an authenticated session.
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Ih the field of computer security Logging out or Log out is the process of terminating an authenticated session or purging an authenticated state.
A login or logon refers to the credentials required to obtain access to a computer system or other restricted area. Logging in and signing in is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identifying and authenticating the user through the credentials presented by the user.
Once a user has logged in, they can then log out or log off when access is no longer needed. To log out is to close off one's access to a computer system after having previously logged in.
Logging out may be performed in following ways:
- Using an appropriate command
- Clicking a website link
- Powering off his or her workstation
- Closing a web browser window
- Leaving a website, or not refreshing a webpage within a
defined period.
Tag usage:
The tag logout can be used for web based programming problems related to logging out. Theoretical questions with this tag should be avoided.
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