[Home](./index.md) > [@digitalpersona/authentication](./authentication.md) > [PasswordAuth](./authentication.passwordauth.md) ## PasswordAuth class Password authentication API. Passwords support only authentication. Identification is not supported. Signature: ```typescript export declare class PasswordAuth extends Authenticator ``` ## Constructors | Constructor | Modifiers | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [(constructor)(authService)](./authentication.passwordauth.(constructor).md) | | Constructs a new password authentication API object. | ## Methods | Method | Modifiers | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [authenticate(identity, password)](./authentication.passwordauth.authenticate.md) | | Authenticates the user using user's password. | | [randomize(user, token)](./authentication.passwordauth.randomize.md) | | Creates a randomized user's password. | | [reset(user, newPassword, token)](./authentication.passwordauth.reset.md) | | Resets user's password. |