> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.securepass.me/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.securepass.me/documentation/admin-user-guide/configure-mfa/authentication-modes.md).

# Authentication modes

**Audience:** Administrator, Super Admin **Applies to:** SECUREpass V4.5.0 and later **Console:** Admin Console → **Configuration → Authentication Modes**

**Authentication Modes** is where you decide which authentication methods exist in your organisation, how strong each one counts as, and — for methods that need it — the rules governing their use.

These settings are **organisation-wide**. They define the menu of factors available across the tenant. Choosing which of those factors a *particular* application demands is done separately, when you configure that application under **Manage Resources**.

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### 1. Open Authentication Modes

Go to **Configuration → Authentication Modes**.

![Navigating to Authentication Modes under Configuration.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/W2srIAMN6RKFwvuEorV5/blobs/E7ElWflNhGXU2BrrESkn/assets/image.png)

Every authentication method SECUREpass supports appears as a card, whether it is currently enabled or not.

![The Authentication Modes page, showing every available authentication method.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/W2srIAMN6RKFwvuEorV5/blobs/W34e4QE0EGrrYCtAkI5O/assets/image2.png)

Each card carries:

| Element                       | What it tells you                                                           |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name and description**      | The method and how a user signs in with it                                  |
| **Assurance level**           | **Basic**, **Medium** or **High** — how strong SECUREpass rates this factor |
| **Toggle**                    | Whether the method is available in your organisation                        |
| **Category · Priority badge** | Where the method sits — for example **Primary · P1** or **Secondary · P4**  |
| **Configure**                 | Opens method-specific settings. Only appears on methods that have them      |

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### 2. Enable or disable a method

The toggle on each card controls whether the method is available at all.

![The toggle that enables or disables a method.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/W2srIAMN6RKFwvuEorV5/blobs/bujN6MooeVx31exLUnR4/assets/image3.png)

Turning a method off removes it from the list an administrator can pick from when configuring an application, and users can no longer authenticate with it.

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### 3. Set the category and priority

Click the badge on a card — for example **Primary · P1** — to open **Authentication Mode Settings**.

![The category and priority badge on a card.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/W2srIAMN6RKFwvuEorV5/blobs/JxRaPkWhuHtYJvoBzEJC/assets/image4.png)

![The Authentication Mode Settings dialog.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/W2srIAMN6RKFwvuEorV5/blobs/SqZsr70plvJDVLblmo4X/assets/image5.png)

| Field        | What it does                                                                                                                   |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Category** | **Primary**, **Secondary** or **Tertiary** — which factor slot the method appears under when you create or edit an application |
| **Priority** | Orders this method against others of the same strength during login. **1 is highest**                                          |

The dialog shows which priorities are already taken in that category — for example *Already used in Primary: 5, 6, 2, 3, 4* — so you can pick a free one.

Click **Save**.

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