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2 | 2 | title: Integrations overview
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| 3 | +sidebar_label: Overview |
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| -There are two main types of integrations with authentik: **Applications** and **Sources**. |
| 6 | +## What is an integration? |
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| -## Applications |
| 8 | +An integration is a how authentik connects to third-party applications, directories, and other identity providers. |
| 9 | +Integrations are categorized into two categories: **Applications** and **Sources**. |
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| -authentik integrates with many applications. For a full list, and to learn more about adding documentation for a new application, refer to the [Applications](../integrations/services/index.mdx) documentation |
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| -## Sources |
| 12 | +### Applications |
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| -In addition to applications, authentik also integrates with external sources, including federated directories like Active Directory and through protocols such as LDAP, OAuth, SAML, and SCIM sources. Sources are a way for authentik to use external credentials for authentication and verification. Sources in authentik can also be used for social logins, using external providers such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. |
| 14 | +Applications include vendor tools such as Google Workspace, GitHub, Slack, or AWS. These applications can be integrated with authentik to provide single sign-on capabilities to |
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| -To learn more, refer to the [Sources](https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/users-sources/sources/index) documentation. |
| 16 | +If you're looking to integrate an application that isn't listed, authentik can be configured to work with most applications that support authentication protocols such as [SAML](../docs/add-secure-apps/providers/saml/index.md), [OAuth and OpenID Connect](../docs/add-secure-apps/providers/oauth2/index.mdx). |
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| 18 | +To learn more, refer to the [Applications](../integrations/services/index.mdx) page. |
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| 21 | +### Federated and social sources |
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| 23 | +Sources are a way for authentik to use external credentials for authentication, authentik also integrates with external sources, including federated directories like Active Directory and through protocols such as [LDAP](../docs/users-sources/sources/protocols/ldap/index.md), [SCIM](../docs/users-sources/sources/protocols/scim/index.md), [SAML](../docs/users-sources/sources/protocols/saml/index.md), and [OAuth and OpenID Connect](../docs/users-sources/sources/protocols/oauth/index.mdx) |
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| 26 | +Sources in authentik can also be used for social logins, using external providers such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. |
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| 28 | +To learn more, refer to the [Sources](https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/users-sources/sources/index) page. |
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