Identification - Impersonation / Proxy
About
impersonation is when a process or user are taking the identity of another process or user
impersonation is also known as proxy.
Usage
impersonation or proxy is used to:
- acts as of your were an other user in a application and taking its privileges (sudo, …). See Security - (Proxy|N-tier|User Impersonation) authentication
- add a protection layer such as in reverse proxy/gateway