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## AuthenticationBindings namespace

Binding keys used by this component.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare namespace AuthenticationBindings 
```

## Variables

|  Variable | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  [AUTH\_ACTION](./authentication.authenticationbindings.auth_action.md) | Key used to inject the authentication function into the sequence. |
|  [AUTHENTICATION\_MIDDLEWARE](./authentication.authenticationbindings.authentication_middleware.md) | Binding key for AUTHENTICATION\_MIDDLEWARE |
|  [AUTHENTICATION\_REDIRECT\_STATUS](./authentication.authenticationbindings.authentication_redirect_status.md) |  |
|  [AUTHENTICATION\_REDIRECT\_URL](./authentication.authenticationbindings.authentication_redirect_url.md) |  |
|  [AUTHENTICATION\_STRATEGY\_EXTENSION\_POINT\_NAME](./authentication.authenticationbindings.authentication_strategy_extension_point_name.md) |  |
|  [COMPONENT](./authentication.authenticationbindings.component.md) |  |
|  [CURRENT\_USER](./authentication.authenticationbindings.current_user.md) |  |
|  [METADATA](./authentication.authenticationbindings.metadata.md) | Key used to inject authentication metadata, which is used to determine whether a request requires authentication or not. |
|  [STRATEGY](./authentication.authenticationbindings.strategy.md) | Key used to bind an authentication strategy or multiple strategies to the context for the authentication function to use. |
|  [USER\_PROFILE\_FACTORY](./authentication.authenticationbindings.user_profile_factory.md) | Key used to bind a user profile factory to the context for any consumer to use when they need to convert a user object into a slimmer user profile object |