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## AuthenticationMetadata interface

Authentication metadata stored via Reflection API

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export interface AuthenticationMetadata 
```

## Properties

|  Property | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [options](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.options.md) | <code>{</code><br/><code>        [name: string]: any;</code><br/><code>    }</code> | Options for the authentication strategy |
|  [skip](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.skip.md) | <code>boolean</code> | A flag to skip authentication |
|  [strategy](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.strategy.md) | <code>string</code> | Name of the authentication strategy |