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diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication/README.md b/docs/usage/configuration/user_authentication/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..087ae053 --- /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.
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