# Authentication Options

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Keeper Connection Manager supports multiple authentication mechanisms which can be enabled through installing additional packages.

### **Authentication Methods**

* [SAML 2.0](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeper-connection-manager/authentication/authenticating-users-with-saml)
* [OpenID Connect](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeper-connection-manager/authentication/authenticating-users-with-openid-connect)
* [LDAP](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeper-connection-manager/authentication/authenticating-users-with-ldap)

### Multi-Factor Authentication <a href="#id-.authenticationv2.x-multi-factorauthentication" id="id-.authenticationv2.x-multi-factorauthentication"></a>

If you wish to enable multi-factor authentication in front of Keeper Connection Manager, you may do so with Duo or TOTP.&#x20;

* [TOTP](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeper-connection-manager/authentication/using-totp-for-multi-factor-authentication)
* [Duo](https://docs.keeper.io/en/keeper-connection-manager/advanced-configuration/guacamole.properties/duo-two-factor-authentication-configuration-properties)


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