A transaction card, comprising: a near-field communication, NFC, component; a security component; a wireless component; a sensor component; one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, one or more of the NFC component, the security component, the wireless component, the sensor component, or the one or more processors to: receive a signal from a user device attempting to access a secure application; energize the NFC component based on the signal received from the user device; cause the security component to generate an encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized; provide, via the security component, the encrypted code to the wireless component; provide, via the wireless component, the encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the encrypted code as authentication for accessing the secure application; detect, via the sensor component, performance of a gesture with the transaction card, the gesture being performed after the user device attempts to access another secure application; energize the NFC component based on detecting the performance of the gesture with the transaction card; cause the security component to generate another encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized; provide, via the security component, the other encrypted code to the wireless component; and provide, via the wireless component, the other encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the other encrypted code as authentication for accessing the other secure application. a near-field communication, NFC, component; a security component; a wireless component; a sensor component; one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, one or more of the NFC component, the security component, the wireless component, the sensor component, or the one or more processors to: receive a signal from a user device attempting to access a secure application; energize the NFC component based on the signal received from the user device; cause the security component to generate an encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized; provide, via the security component, the encrypted code to the wireless component; provide, via the wireless component, the encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the encrypted code as authentication for accessing the secure application; detect, via the sensor component, performance of a gesture with the transaction card, the gesture being performed after the user device attempts to access another secure application; energize the NFC component based on detecting the performance of the gesture with the transaction card; cause the security component to generate another encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized; provide, via the security component, the other encrypted code to the wireless component; and provide, via the wireless component, the other encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the other encrypted code as authentication for accessing the other secure application. receive a signal from a user device attempting to access a secure application; energize the NFC component based on the signal received from the user device; cause the security component to generate an encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized; provide, via the security component, the encrypted code to the wireless component; provide, via the wireless component, the encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the encrypted code as authentication for accessing the secure application; detect, via the sensor component, performance of a gesture with the transaction card, the gesture being performed after the user device attempts to access another secure application; energize the NFC component based on detecting the performance of the gesture with the transaction card; cause the security component to generate another encrypted code based on the NFC component being energized; provide, via the security component, the other encrypted code to the wireless component; and provide, via the wireless component, the other encrypted code to the user device to permit the user device to utilize the other encrypted code as authentication for accessing the other secure application.