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## ContactlessCardAuth class

Contactless card authentication API. Contactless cards support both authentication and identification.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare class ContactlessCardAuth extends Authenticator 
```

## Constructors

|  Constructor | Modifiers | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [(constructor)(authService)](./authentication.contactlesscardauth.(constructor).md) |  | Constructs a new contactless authentication API object. |

## Methods

|  Method | Modifiers | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [authenticate(identity, cardData)](./authentication.contactlesscardauth.authenticate.md) |  | Authenticates the user using a contactless card. |
|  [identify(cardData)](./authentication.contactlesscardauth.identify.md) |  | Identifies the user with a contactless card. |