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For any given paper, arXiv keeps a list of people who are authorized to make changes (these are referred to as <strong> paper owners </strong> ). When a paper is first submitted to arXiv, the submitter is the one and only owner of the paper. See <a href=https://arxiv.org/help/authority> authority records </a> for more information.<ul><li><a href=/auth/need-paper-password> Claim ownership of a paper using a paper password </a><li><a href=/auth/request-ownership> Request ownership of a paper without using a paper password </a></ul></div><aside style="padding-top: 3rem;"class=has-text-centered><p class=is-size-7>"Passwords in arXiv" revision <a href=https://github.com/arXiv/arxiv-docs/releases/tag/0.8.4> 0.8.4 </a> . 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