# Authenticated Principal

> The verified identity of the user or service on whose behalf a request executes, against which permissions are checked.

Record: `lex:authenticated-principal`
Kind: model
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-authenticated-principal

## category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Authorization](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/authorization.md)