code: def _auth():
      '''
      Return the auth object
      '''
      if 'auth' not in __context__:
          try:
              __context__['auth'] = salt.crypt.SAuth(__opts__)
          except SaltClientError:
              log.error('Could not authenticate with master.'
                        'Mine data will not be transmitted.')
      return __context__['auth'f _auth():
      '''
      Return the auth object
      '''
      if 'auth' not in __context__:
          try:
              __context__['auth'] = salt.crypt.SAuth(__opts__)
          except SaltClientError:
              log.error('Could not authenticate with master.'
                        'Mine data will not be transmitted.')
      return __context__['auth']
docs: Return the auth object