---
title: "Social Authentication Methods Deprecation Notice"
slug: "social-authentication-methods-deprecation-notice"
description: "RapidIdentity Support bulletin regarding Multifactor Authentication using  Social Authentication Methods such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in RapidIdentity."
tags: ["System Administrators", "Social Authentication Methods", "Social Auth", "MFA", "SSO"]
updated: 2024-07-19T18:38:32Z
published: 2024-07-19T18:38:32Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/social-authentication-methods-deprecation-notice"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Social Authentication Methods Deprecation Notice

## Social Authentication Methods Deprecation Notice

Effective with the October 2024 release of RapidIdentity Cloud, the following Social Authentication Methods will be deprecated due to lack of use.

- Facebook
- LinkedIn
- Twitter

At this time there are no known instances where these methods are used in RapidIdentity Cloud Authentication Policies however, RapidIdentity Cloud customers should review their Authentication Policies to ensure they are not impacted by this change.

> [!TIP]
> NOTES:
> 
> - This change affects RapidIdentity Cloud only
> - The Google Social Authentication Method is not affected by this change