Authenticate vs Authentication - What's the difference?
authenticate | authentication |
To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait.
something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something
(computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network
a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork