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legitimationsdaten

English translation: credentials

16:42 Mar 14, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Data Privacy
German term or phrase: legitimationsdaten
Context:
"Relevante personenbezogene Daten sind Personalien (Name, Adresse und andere Kontaktdaten, Geburtstag und -ort und Staatsangehörigkeit), Legitimationsdaten (z. B. Ausweisdaten) und Authentifikationsdaten (z. B. Unterschriftprobe)."
Yves Barry Ben
France
Local time: 08:53
English translation:credentials
Explanation:
'Credentials' sounds more natural to me than terms that include 'data' unless the sentence structure or other considerations favor the latter.

"When a visitor arrives, the receptionist typically queries the visitor about the purpose of their visit; examines and validates the visitor's credentials to establish identity" https://patents.google.com/patent/US8629755B2/en
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 02:53
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2identification data // authentification data
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
4credentials
Michael Martin, MA
4personal/verifying/authenticating information
lawyerspeak


Discussion entries: 1





  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
identification data // authentification data


Explanation:
my suggestion

Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I do think the asker could have looked this up.
23 mins
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Simple stuff, but we should be able to do that, too.
17 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
credentials


Explanation:
'Credentials' sounds more natural to me than terms that include 'data' unless the sentence structure or other considerations favor the latter.

"When a visitor arrives, the receptionist typically queries the visitor about the purpose of their visit; examines and validates the visitor's credentials to establish identity" https://patents.google.com/patent/US8629755B2/en

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 02:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 364
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82 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
personal/verifying/authenticating information


Explanation:
Best choice to a US native

lawyerspeak
United States
Local time: 02:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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