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## authenticate namespace

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare namespace authenticate 
```

## Functions

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Function


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Description


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[skip()](./authentication.authenticate.skip.md)


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`@authenticate.skip()` - a sugar decorator to skip authentication


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