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Understand how applications send instructions to models and handle production API behavior.
Authentication
Authentication verifies who or what is making a request.
Think of it like
Think of Authentication like a restaurant or service desk: the request must reach the right endpoint in the right format and the response must be handled safely.
Real life
Web applications use concepts such as Authentication to communicate with external services.
SRE lens
Your AI gateway should authenticate callers before allowing model access.
Remember thisAuthentication verifies who or what is making a request.