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auth

auth

1 8.0
A check of someone's identity to allow access to a system
  • noun
  • /ɔːθ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : autenticación
  • To secure your account, make sure to enter the correct auth code sent to your email.

Examples

  • TF got a legit invite with an auth code.

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  • People making stats apps, analytics tools, and social media marketing platforms all have absolutely nothing to worry about—the vast majority of Twitter client apps will move to the new 1.1 API with no changes except better auth and higher API limits.

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  • He then used the same auth code to get back on the list.

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  • Based on your own citation, TF was given an invite to join a mailing list with an auth code.

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  • The terminology is pretty relevant because it was the listserv maintainer that gave TF the auth ticket.

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  • I have urged my school to resist iPads simply because I expected MS to make the no-brainer move of supporting AD auth on their (no longer) iPad-killing platform.

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  • The system requires that you provide an auth code to access sensitive data.

  • He generated a temporary auth code for logging into the secure network.

Synonyms

authentication
vsauth
  • Specialized
27 6.3

Checking that a person or document is real

is the short form used mainly in computing and security contexts

How Secure

MFA
  • Specialized
1 4.7
two-step
  • Texting
3 3.9
auth
  • Jargon
1 8.0
password
281 2.5

Surface Forms

auth singular
auths plural

Etymology

Auth is often a short form of authentication, which means 'to prove you are who you say you are', like showing an ID. That's why services talk about two-factor auth when they add extra checks for security.