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description: >-
Learn how to manage API key and cookie-based authentication in Ultralytics
with the Auth class. Step-by-step guide for effective authentication.
keywords: Ultralytics, authentication, API key, cookies, Auth class, YOLO, API, guide
Reference for ultralytics/hub/auth.py
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