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login
(I) The act of a system entity gaining access to a session in
which the entity can use system resources; usually accomplished by
providing a user name and password to an access control system
that authenticates the user.
(C) Derives from "log" file", a security audit trail that records
security events, such as the beginning of sessions, and who
initiates them.
