.. meta::
   :description: Overview of the different user authentication methods
                 supported in ThinLinc, including PAM, public key, smart
                 card, OTP, SSO and OIDC.

.. _authentication:

Authentication
==============

In this chapter we will describe how authentication of users is
performed in ThinLinc.

.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   authentication_pam
   authentication_limitations
   authentication_publickey
   authentication_scpublickey
   authentication_otp
   authentication_oidc
