How to Use authentication in a Sentence

authentication

noun
  • Don’t wait for your authentication stack to blue-screen.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The apps pay fees as people go through the authentication process; users aren’t charged.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Call your bank’s customer service line and ask to opt out of voice authentication.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
  • Today, there is no authentication of those chips done in real-time when the system boots.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Also, be sure to sign up with an alias email, use a strong password and two-factor authentication.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Just like shifting to the cloud took some time, the same can be said for passwordless authentication.
    Fran Rosch, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The network has dropped cable authentication, so more people could watch the play for free.
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
  • One concern, though, was making sure fans learn about the facial authentication choice.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Why this matters and what comes next This breakthrough opens up a new path to secure authentication.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The key signs authentication tokens and is the rough equivalent of a master-key.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The ones that succeed will force authentication work the proponent has to budget for.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Return to menu Even with two-factor authentication turned on, good passwords are a must.
    Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Be sure to change this login frequently and opt-in for two-factor authentication.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Think of it as concert merch for billionaires — if your idea of a band tee involves authentication and a custom frame.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 May 2025
  • But on-site authentication would dissuade all but the biggest risk takers from showing up at the airport.
    Adam Minter, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
  • An even more secure option for authentication works in tandem with mobile apps on a user’s phone.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 July 2024
  • Employees must now use two-step authentication to log into the system.
    Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The most challenging part was getting through the authentication system five times.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Legacy systems with unpatched servers or weak authentication are an easy target.
    Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • For example, a user might need both a password and a one-time code sent via text message to log in with two-factor authentication.
    Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The authentication lifts the canvas’s worth from thousands to millions of dollars.
    News Desk, Artforum, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Curiously, the authentication of human thought and action ends up running through the body, not the mind.
    Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The data is encrypted en route to users’ devices, where users can set up the app to require authentication before opening it.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
  • This new approach to the authentication of luxury goods could be especially useful in the event of loss, theft, or trade.
    India Brown, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
  • For this reason, they can’t be locked down with multifactor authentication the way user accounts can.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Gamers are required to enable two-factor authentication and much have reached level 15 in order to play.
    Alice Hearing, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Choose your preferred method, such as text message, authentication app or security key.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Being the #1 authentication platform, the browser is at the frontline of the cyber world.
    Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
  • Choose one or more verification methods, such as text message, email or an authentication app.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Either way, the item will have to go through Vestiare's authentication process before reaching the buyer.
    Alexis Bennett, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026

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