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## getAuthenticationMetadataForStrategy() function

Get the authentication metadata object for the specified strategy.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function getAuthenticationMetadataForStrategy(metadata: AuthenticationMetadata[], strategyName: string): AuthenticationMetadata | undefined;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  metadata | [AuthenticationMetadata](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.md)<!-- -->\[\] | Array of authentication metadata objects |
|  strategyName | string | Name of the authentication strategy |

<b>Returns:</b>

[AuthenticationMetadata](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.md) \| undefined


