authentication

noun

Definition of authenticationnext
as in verification

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Recent Examples of authentication Keep watching your accounts afterward RatHat can target banking credentials and authentication codes, so cleaning the phone should not be the end of your response. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 If authentication becomes much harder, protecting private property will require institutions with greater resources and authority. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Reset passwords wherever possible, and enable multifactor authentication. — Angela Ramos, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Lateral movement can produce indicators such as unusual account access, authentication activity, privilege escalation attempts or network reconnaissance. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 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
  • That makes independent verification even more useful when a caller wants money or sensitive information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Letters may be up to 200 words and signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone for verification.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of verification
Noun
  • That performance has now received significant independent validation.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The role still demands human ownership, but repetitive tasks such as site research and validation are now automated.
    — Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of validation
Noun
  • The trial provided no evidence that this test will reduce cancer deaths by 25%.
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There's a preponderance of evidence for a good November for Democrats.
    — Nathan Gonzales CQ-Roll Call, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of evidence
Noun
  • To find the proof for zeta(3), Apéry sandwiched the function between two infinite series that converged at just the right speed to ensure zeta(3) must be irrational.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each tequila spent a total of three months maturing in a specific barrel before being bottled at 100 proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of proof
Noun
  • Federal law also requires certain first-time voters who registered by mail to provide identification if their identity was not verified during registration.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For counter-drone missions, the platform supports detection, tracking and identification through engagement using kinetic and non-kinetic effects.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of identification
Noun
  • The indictment describes documentation that portrayed foreign buyers as legitimate end users.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The organizations that treat documentation with the same seriousness as the investigation itself can end up in a stronger position, whatever the outcome.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of documentation
Noun
  • The positions require Senate confirmation, except in temporary appointments, which can last up to 120 days.
    — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • One scenario making the rounds has Cheeks potentially overseeing all of the vast TV holdings of the combined company, but so far, there’s no firm confirmation and a final structure isn’t expected to be announced until next week.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirmation

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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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