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# Authentication

## Docs

- [Authentication](https://docs.phonic.ai/docs/platform/authentication/overview.md): Choose the right authentication mechanism for your use case.
- [Session Tokens](https://docs.phonic.ai/docs/platform/authentication/session-tokens.md): Mint short-lived tokens from your API key for use in browser and mobile clients.
- [Authenticating with JWTs](https://docs.phonic.ai/docs/platform/authentication/jw-ts.md): Mint short-lived JWTs in your own auth system and have Phonic verify them, scoped per user and per conversation.