authentication

noun

Definition of authenticationnext
as in verification

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Recent Examples of authentication Auction houses are strengthening authentication through specialist research and archives, but online sales remain a particular risk. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 To Rudetsky, those details functioned almost like authentication. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Neither company disclosed the fees charged on Canadian transactions, how seller payouts will be calculated, or what authentication and buyer-protection processes will apply to items shipped directly between users. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 And ask for multifactor authentication before transferring any money or signing important documents. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for authentication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authentication
  1. verification
  2. validation
  3. evidence
  4. proof
  5. identification
  6. documentation
  7. confirmation
Noun
  • Age verifications and parental controls come with notorious loopholes.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • However, this is standard practice, and a hard credit inquiry is necessary for verification purposes and to guarantee your mortgage interest rate.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of verification
Noun
  • NuCube says the resulting data will expand the validation database for its models and could support the future licensing pathway for its reactor technology.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Prompts, task decomposition and validation thresholds are calibrated against its behavior, so when the model changes, the tuning has to be redone.
    — Marcin Nowak, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of validation
Noun
  • The case is nearly 30 years old, which has affected the kind of evidence presented in court.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, Duncan’s attorneys with a New Orleans nonprofit had filed a post-conviction appeal but did not have the resources to conduct a fuller investigation and uncover new evidence required to win.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of evidence
Noun
  • Rocket Mortgage may ask for supporting documentation, including proof of residence, proof of income, proof of funds for your down payment and more.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Research has advanced considerably, but much of 4D printing remains at the laboratory and proof-of-concept stage.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of proof
Noun
  • The display was set up by police, with authorities saying some of the bodies recovered from the floods were in an advanced state of decomposition, making physical identification difficult.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Things that would focus more around identification and how these people died.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of identification
Noun
  • The vulnerability occurs when a coding agent with permission to run shell commands treats the file as authoritative setup documentation.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, medical action starts the documentation process.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of documentation
Noun
  • Those moves, unusual steps aimed at granting the president and his allies far-reaching benefits, put Blanche’s confirmation at risk, prompting key senators to express concern.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • While the senators linked Kennedy’s anti-vaccine work to that deadly measles outbreak, Kennedy denied any connection during the confirmation hearings.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmation

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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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