AuthService.authenticate()

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Verifies a token and returns the associated credentials.

Signature:

authenticate(token: string, options?: {
        allowLimitedAccess?: boolean;
    }): Promise<BackstageCredentials>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
token	string
options	{ allowLimitedAccess?: boolean; }	(Optional)

**Returns:**

Promise<BackstageCredentials>