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• v  establish the authenticity of something

• For most financial institutions, the new federal rules mean finding a second method to authenticate a user while ensuring that the new system doesn't disrupt business.
• In contrast, Facebook represented a more structured view of online identity, where people authenticate their offline identity in the hopes of creating a community of trust.
• There are three basic ways to authenticate oneself: One is something you know.

News & Articles

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• On eve of Zimmerman trial, new video becomes public
  As George Zimmerman prepares to go on trial on a charge of second-degree murder, a video has been released that the defense says could help authenticate the 911 call. But lawyers for Trayvon Martin’s family say it doesn’t belong in court
  June 9, 2013 - MSNBC
• “Now You See Me” Harvard-Educated Magician And Puzzle Maker On Magic As Storytelling
  Now You See Me’ s magic consultant, David Kwong, reveals how helping the cast master real sleight-of-hand moves helped authenticate the film’s characters and enhance its storytelling. In an age of CGI, why bother with a magic consultant? The early moments of Now You See Me answer this question--when the movie audience becomes the foil in a real magic trick. After a few seconds of spirited card ...
  June 6, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine

Quotes

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• Barry Bonds in Chicago Tribune
  Yeah, it's real,Bonds said. "I had to get over them switching the baseballs [to authenticate home run balls]. Any time that happens, I go into a slump. : They're switching the baseballs, so you know something is happening."
• Saddam Hussein in Sydney Morning Herald
  If you want to authenticate my signature then the court should take recourse to a neutral or an international body,Saddam said which was opposed by the judge.