.. _Enabling Third Party Authentication:

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Enabling Third Party Authentication
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.. tags:: site operator

To enhance sign in options for your users, you can enable third party
authentication, sometimes also called "third party auth", "single sign on", or
"SSO", between organizational authentication systems and the sites you define
for your implementation of the edX platform. After you enable third party
authentication, users can register and sign in to your Open edX site with their
campus or organizational credentials.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   tpa_providers
   tpa_behavior
   tpa_integrate_open/index
   tpa_SAML_SP
   tpa_advanced_features
   tpa_eliminating_pii
   tpa_IDmap_api

This section includes information for teams involved in identity management at
Open edX installations, including development operations (DevOps) and
information technology (IT). 






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