[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [DarknetFormulas](./bitburner.darknetformulas.md) > [getAuthenticateTime](./bitburner.darknetformulas.getauthenticatetime.md) ## DarknetFormulas.getAuthenticateTime() method Gets the time it will take to authenticate a server. **Signature:** ```typescript getAuthenticateTime(darknetServerData: DarknetServerData, threads?: number, player?: Person): number; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
darknetServerData	[DarknetServerData](./bitburner.darknetserverdata.md)	The server to check authentication time on.
threads	number	_(Optional)_ The number of threads to use for the authentication. Optional, defaults to 1
player	[Person](./bitburner.person.md)	_(Optional)_ The player object. Optional, defaults to the current player status

**Returns:** number