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authentication
[ aw-then-ti-key-shuhn ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
Other Word Forms
- ··ٳ·پ··پDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of authentication1
Example Sentences
The platform, eBay and others have now launched authentication services for high end and expensive goods.
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?"
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.
She was among the many customers asked to complete the login process by email using two-factor authentication to verify her identity.
According to a report by The Register, the issue may have been caused by an expired authentication certificate.
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