Key:authentication:*
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Description |
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Some charging stations require authentication. ![]() |
Group: properties |
Used on these elements |
Useful combination |
Status: in use |
taginfo: authentication:* |
Some facilities require authentication ("unlocking"), even if the use is for free. Different operators use different authentication mechanisms for their facilities. Some facilities even support several authentication mechanisms, and the user can choose which to use.
Authentication vs payment
This key is only concerned with the authentication method, not the payment method. If you can pay directly without having to register or be part of a network, then use authentication:none=yes
.
To denote whether a facility is free or not, use fee=yes/no
. For payment methods, use the payment:*=*
key. To denote whether a facility is public, or only accessible to a certain group, use access=*
.
Common authentication methods
Subkey | Usage | Type | Description |
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authentication:none=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | May be used without authentication, regardless of if a fee applies. |
authentication:key=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | May be used with a physical key. See also: lockable .
|
Membership & Contactless Cards | |||
authentication:app=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | Authentication via a ![]() |
authentication:membership_card=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A physical card must be used to access the element. |
authentication:contactless=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | Generic authentication value for contactless methods, regardless of underlying technology. |
authentication:nfc=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | Authentication using the ![]() |
authentication:chip_card=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | Authentication via a card with an embedded microchip that communicates with a terminal on insertion. |
Bank Cards | |||
authentication:money_card=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A user can authenticate themselves or their account by way of an issued ![]() |
authentication:debit_card=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A user can authenticate themselves or their account by way of an issued ![]() |
Calling & Texting | |||
authentication:phone_call=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A user calls a specified number from authentication:phone_call:number to authenticate.
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authentication:phone_call:number=* |
* → |
Phone Number | The number which a user calls to authenticate via authentication:phone_call .See also: phone and contact:phone .
|
authentication:short_message=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A user texts a specified number to authentication:short_message:number to authenticate.
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authentication:short_message:number=* |
* → |
Phone Number | The number which a user texts to authenticate via authentication:short_message .See also: phone and contact:phone .
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authentication:short_message:text=* |
* → |
String | The message which a user sends to authenticate via authentication:short_message .
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Electric Vehicles (EVs) | |||
authentication:autocharge=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A driver can authenticate themselves at a charge point by simply plugging in their vehicle using the ![]() |
authentication:plug_and_charge=yes|no |
yes → no → |
Boolean | A driver can authenticate themselves at a charge point by simply plugging in their vehicle using the ![]() |
Use of authentication on parking lots
authentication:*=*
is also used in combination with parking lots and street parking. It describes what needs to be done to park legally. The two common subkeys are
authentication:disc=*
- a parking disc needs to be displayed to show the time of arrivalauthentication:ticket=*
- a ticket needs to be bought and displayed in the car.
See Street_parking for details.