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title: 'API docs: authentication.authenticate'
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## authenticate namespace

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare namespace authenticate 
```

## Variables

|  Variable | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [skip](./authentication.authenticate.skip.md) | <code>@authenticate.skip()</code> - a sugar decorator to skip authentication |