authentication, n.
(authentications)
validating the authenticity of something or someone
<noun.act>
authentication
certification
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
<noun.communication>
assay-mark
authentication
hallmark
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym