{"id":37962,"date":"2015-12-22T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=37962"},"modified":"2015-12-22T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T19:00:00","slug":"external-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/tips-and-tricks\/external-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"External Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t you hate having to remember so many usernames and passwords?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The External Authentication feature allows system administrators to grant users the ability to link credentials at OpenID authentication providers to their user accounts. So, if the user is currently authenticated to an external provider that they\u2019ve linked to their user account, they can click on the provider\u2019s button on the login interface to automatically login to cPanel or WHM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One click, and you\u2019re in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">System administrators can select and configure the authentication providers, and they can manage user credentials in case of a security issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the feature allows users the ability to authenticate with cPanelID, which are the credentials that Manage2, cPanel Store, and our ticket system uses. As of cPanel &amp; WHM version 54, servers automatically configure the cPanelID authentication provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cPanelID authentication allows smoother integration with cPanel support tickets, the cPanel Store, and other features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following video demonstrates External Authentication with cPanelID:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=di6zNzfnii4&#038;t=3s<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not already have a cPanelID, you can register at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/go.cpanel.net\/newcpanelid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/go.cpanel.net\/newcpanelid<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also add your own provider to the server\u2019s configuration. 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