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authenticate
(1) To verify (guarantee) the identity of a person or company. To ensure that the individual or organization is really who it says it is. See authentication and digital certificate.

(2) To verify (guarantee) that data has not been altered. See message integrity and data integrity.


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If a bank or passport office wants to authenticate somebody's identity, it can do so by sending the details through mobile phone, Nilekani said.
Both parties in a trial can authenticate documentary evidence in much the same way as it can authenticate other real evidence.
ChoicePoint (NYSE:CPS), has introduced ProID Voice, a unique service that can authenticate consumers' identities before granting them access to sensitive personal information via the telephone.
 
 
 
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