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
  • The validation came about two and a half years in, when Darlington put a prototype in front of the board.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Difficult-to-reverse decisions also need strong controls, such as human review, deterministic rules, a traditional model or another independent validation mechanism.
    — Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 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
  • More than 180,000 giant tortoises roaming freely on our atoll is proof of what long-term commitment to conservation can achieve.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That’s why proof of identity is the foundation of agent security, not a separate compliance exercise.
    — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 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
  • Whereas Riis uses documentation to expose, Rosler questions conventional representation.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Reviewing these details can help clarify which process applies and what documentation or next steps may be relevant.
    — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of documentation
Noun
  • The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At press time a spokesperson for Judd had not returned Billboard‘s request for confirmation on the Mar-a-Lago date.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirmation

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“Authentication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authentication. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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