Michael Gaffney
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page_title: Domain Model - Authentication Methods
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sidebar_title: Authentication Methods
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description: |-
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The anatomy of a Boundary authentication method
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# Authentication Methods
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An authentication method is a resource
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that provides a mechanism
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for [users][] to authenticate to Boundary.
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An authentication method contains [accounts][]
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which link an individual user to a set of credentials.
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Authentication methods can be defined at either a [Global][] or [Organization][] [scope][].
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## Attributes
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All authentication methods have the following configurable attributes:
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- `name` - (optional)
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If set, the `name` must be unique within the authentication method's scope.
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- `description` - (optional)
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### Password Authentication Method Attributes
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The password authentication method has the following additional attributes:
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- `min_login_name_length` - (required) The default is 3.
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- `min_password_length` - (required) The default is 8.
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## Referenced By
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- [Account][]
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- [Global][]
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- [Organization][]
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[account]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/accounts
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[accounts]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/accounts
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[global]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/scopes#global
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[organization]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/scopes#organizations
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[scope]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/scopes
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[users]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/users
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