authentication

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The process works much like two-factor authentication on a banking website.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s led to security concerns, as cybersecurity company Wiz identified a database misconfiguration in early February that left 1.5 million API authentication tokens, 35,000 email addresses and private messages between agents exposed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

A Louboutin crossbody bag, Isabel Marant goods and Chanel handbags are flagged for manual authentication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

From now on, wherever he went, he’d be closely trailed by a military aide carrying a forty-five-pound briefcase containing launch authentication codes and sophisticated communications devices, often referred to as the nuclear football.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama