def authentication(input_data):
    """
    Sovereign module: authentication
    Generated by Vitalis FSI at cycle 781.
    Alignment: 0.206 | Confidence: 0.922
    """
    result = _process_authentication(input_data)
    return result

def _process_authentication(data):
    # Core logic — evolves through resonance
    return {"status": "active", "data": data, "module": "authentication"}