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title: "Authentication"
slug: "authentication"
status: "update"
updated: 2023-08-14T15:41:13Z
published: 2023-08-14T15:41:13Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/authentication"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Authentication

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This component of RapidIdentity is the actual setup of how different groups of customer end users (students, teachers, staff) will login or authenticate to the system.

RapidIdentity Authentication includes passwords, TOTP, webAuthn, Pictograph, QR Codes, Duo Authentication, Social Login or Challenge Questions.

A subsection of Authentication is our Windows Authentication Client for device level login using RapidIdentity

This also includes information as to how new staff/students/teachers will get their initial login credentials to the system which is commonly referred to as Claim Policies.

This component of RapidIdentity is included in the purchase of [RapidIdentity Authentication.](https://www.identityautomation.com/iam-platform/rapididentityidentity-access-management/authentication/)