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Systems and techniques for bi-directional voice authentication are described herein. A first audio segment and a first description of the first audio segment may be received. An authentication token may be created using the first audio segment and the first description. An authentication request may be received from the user. The first audio segment may be transmitted to the user. A second description of the first audio segment may be received from a device of the user in response to the transmission of the first audio segment. The second description may be compared to the first description. The authentication token may be selected based on the comparison. The authentication token may be transmitted to the device. Requests of the user for secure information may be authenticated using the authentication token for a duration of an interaction session between the user and the device.