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title: Request authentication
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description: Learn about various ways to make authenticated requests to the backend when using Clerk SDKs.
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title: Session Requests
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description: Learn about various ways to authenticate users to your backend using Clerk SDKs.
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A request is considered “authenticated” when the backend can securely identify the user and device that is making the request. The reasons for making authenticated requests to the backend include:
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Your application will likely have users sending requests to your backend. You can **authenticate** these requests by validating a [session token](/docs/session-requests/session-tokens) in the request.
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When your backend authenticates a session request, it can identify the user and device that is making the request. The reasons for making authenticated requests to the backend include:
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- Associating the user with the action being performed
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- Ensuring the user has permission to make the request

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