@darion 
In Laravel Passport, you can check the authentication status by using the following methods provided by the Passport package:
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if (auth()->check()) {
    // User is authenticated
} else {
    // User is not authenticated
}
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if (Auth::check()) {
    // User is authenticated
} else {
    // User is not authenticated
}
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Route::get('/profile', 'ProfileController@index')->middleware('auth');
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By using these methods, you can easily check the authentication status in Laravel Passport.