authentication

American  

[aw-then-ti-key-shuhn] / ɔˌθɛn tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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

• reauthentication noun

Etymology

Origin of authentication

First recorded in 1600–20; authenticat(e) ( def. ) + -ion ( def. )

Example Sentences

New authentication systems will be needed to stop fraudsters from sending fake invoices to bots, for example.

From Barron's

“There are issues with allowing agents to be able to do their work properly, even authentication,” Carvelli said on a panel.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the 1980s and ’90s, biometric authentication was a technology our parents could only imagine after watching sci-fi movies in theaters or on VCRs.

From The Wall Street Journal

A subscription to X is held by her department, which it said provides additional benefits including "two-step authentication" for security purposes, and account analytics.

From BBC

Using the photos of each item, as well as The RealReal’s image database, the technology routes the item either to manual authentication or sends it to be listed for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• certification
• verification