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authentication

[ aw-then-ti-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of establishing something as genuine or authoritative:

    The requisite authentication was performed on each piece before it was donated to the museum.

  2. Also called electronic authentication. Digital Technology. the act or process of establishing identity and verifying permission to access an electronic device or computer network (often used attributively): biometric authentication;

    password authentication;

    biometric authentication;

    authentication credentials.



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Other Word Forms

  • ··ٳ·پ··پDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of authentication1

First recorded in 1600–20; authenticat(e) ( def ) + -ion ( def )
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The platform, eBay and others have now launched authentication services for high end and expensive goods.

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She added: "'s missing is proper authentication of users. How does the company know that users are who they say they are - how will perpetrators be traced when grooming keeps happening?"

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The unidentified hackers were able to gain access to the information by using a customer's account that did not have sufficient protection in the form of multi-factor authentication.

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She was among the many customers asked to complete the login process by email using two-factor authentication to verify her identity.

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According to a report by The Register, the issue may have been caused by an expired authentication certificate.

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