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