# Getting started with Authentication API

Getting started with TypingDNA - Developer onboarding from TypingDNA on Vimeo

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Follow these steps and be on your way to having the most frictionless and secure authentication system to date.

1. Create your account by going to [typingdna.com](/content/site-root.html). Click **login** and you'll be redirected to complete the signup and login.

2. Get accustomed to the dashboard: **key resources** on the left (documentation, SDK, tutorials), your **API key & secret** in the center and **stats** to the left.

3. Make sure you have **Node.js** installed. If not, download [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).

4. Go to our [Demos repository on Github](https://github.com/TypingDNA/Demos), hit download and then choose a use case. For this tutorial, we used the **login demo**.

5. Open the project in your favorite text editor. Navigate to the **Node.js login folder**. Go on and edit the credentials in the **config** file to match your **API key & secret**.

6. Start the **command prompt**, navigate to the demo folder and install the required dependencies using **npm install**. Start the application with **npm start**.

7. Open the browser and go to **localhost:3000**. Register a user and try to authenticate.

8. The TypingDNA result will have the value "true" for a valid authentication. If the typing pattern does not match to the ones used as a baseline, the TypingDNA result will have the value false.

For more support, contact us at [support@typingdna.com](mailto:support@typingdna.com).