diff options
| author | Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com> | 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +0100 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +0100 |
| commit | fd9856e4a98fb3fa9c139317b0a3b79f22aff1c7 (patch) | |
| tree | c9aeec6486e6f169dd8db5fbd692a0fff36bacdb /docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication | |
| parent | Add OpenTracing for database activity. (#10113) (diff) | |
| download | synapse-fd9856e4a98fb3fa9c139317b0a3b79f22aff1c7.tar.xz | |
Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086)
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication/README.md | 15 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication/README.md b/docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..087ae053cf --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# User Authentication + +Synapse supports multiple methods of authenticating users, either out-of-the-box or through custom pluggable +authentication modules. + +Included in Synapse is support for authenticating users via: + +* A username and password. +* An email address and password. +* Single Sign-On through the SAML, Open ID Connect or CAS protocols. +* JSON Web Tokens. +* An administrator's shared secret. + +Synapse can additionally be extended to support custom authentication schemes through optional "password auth provider" +modules. \ No newline at end of file |