#law terms

• Aleatory — 1. Depending on hazard, on a future and uncertain event; subject to chance or probabilistic risk. 2. In legal terminology, it refers to an element of structural unpredictability or a risk voluntarily assumed within a contract (aleatory contract), where the extent of the parties' obligations is not known with certainty at signing.
• To authenticate — To officially and legally establish, ascertain, or certify the originality, validity, or accuracy of a deed, document, or artwork; to invest a written instrument with authentic form through specific notarial or administrative procedures, granting it public authority and executory force.
• Authenticated — Having undergone the process of authentication; a written deed, document, or contract legalized by a notary public or an authorized authority, thereby gaining legal force. In a digital context, it describes the state of a user, session, or device whose identity has been successfully verified by a security server, allowing it to operate on the network.
• Authenticated — Having undergone the process of authentication; a written deed, document, or contract invested with official form and legalized by a notary public or a competent authority. In computer science, it describes the state of a user or device whose identity and access rights have been successfully verified within a secured network, allowing data operations.