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<h2><a href="https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Application_Authenticate">Asterisk 11 Application_Authenticate</a></h2>
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<h1><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-Authenticate%28%29"></a>Authenticate()</h1>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-Synopsis"></a>Synopsis</h3>
<p>Authenticate a user</p>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-Description"></a>Description</h3>
<p>This application asks the caller to enter a given password in order to continue dialplan execution.</p>
<p>If the password begins with the <tt>/</tt> character, it is interpreted as a file which contains a list of valid passwords, listed 1 password per line in the file.</p>
<p>When using a database key, the value associated with the key can be anything.</p>
<p>Users have three attempts to authenticate before the channel is hung up.</p>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-Syntax"></a>Syntax</h3>
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<pre>Authenticate(password[,options[,maxdigits[,prompt]]])</pre>
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<h5><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-Arguments"></a>Arguments</h5>
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<li>password - Password the user should know</li>
<li>options
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<li>a - Set the channels' account code to the password that is entered</li>
<li>d - Interpret the given path as database key, not a literal file.</li>
<li>m - Interpret the given path as a file which contains a list of account codes and password hashes delimited with <tt>:</tt>, listed one per line in the file. When one of the passwords is matched, the channel will have its account code set to the corresponding account code in the file.</li>
<li>r - Remove the database key upon successful entry (valid with <tt>d</tt> only)</li>
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<li>maxdigits - maximum acceptable number of digits. Stops reading after maxdigits have been entered (without requiring the user to press the <tt>#</tt> key). Defaults to 0 - no limit - wait for the user press the <tt>#</tt> key.</li>
<li>prompt - Override the agent-pass prompt file.</li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-SeeAlso"></a>See Also</h3>
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<li><a href="/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=AST&title=Asterisk+11+Application_VMAuthenticate&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=20186965" class="createlink">Asterisk 11 Application_VMAuthenticate</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=AST&title=Asterisk+11+Application_DISA&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=20186965" class="createlink">Asterisk 11 Application_DISA</a></li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_Authenticate-ImportVersion"></a>Import Version</h3>
<p>This documentation was imported from Asterisk Version SVN-trunk-r370322</p>
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