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title: "Authentication"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3278493/Authentication"
format: markdown
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Soutron supports the following authentication methods:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Manual login** | Using username & password |
| **ADFS SSO** | ADFS acts as the Service Provider, while the client provides the Identity Provider |
| **SAML SSO** | Our implementation of SAML means that the client's IdP authenticates against ADFS which acts as the Service Provider, while the client provides the Identity Provider |
| **Oauth & OpenID Connect** | Oauth & openID SSO providers such as Google Oauth and IdentityServer can be used. |
| **Custom Web Services** | This should be discussed with Soutron to determine if we can connect with a custom web service |
| **IP Authentication** | An IP address can be assigned to a users profile, then anybody accessing the system from that IP address will be authenticated automatically as the assigned user |
| **Native Active Directory** | This is not possible if the system is hosted by Soutron. The system will connect via LDAP to update and verify a users identity before logging them into the system. Attributes that can be imported can be seen [here](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3277538). |