# Configuring Authentication

## Authentication Secrets

First of all, what are Authentication Secrets (or Auth secrets)? 

Auth secrets are a way to connect Authentication Providers to enable and add authentication on your created APIs. These secrets ensure that access to a system is granted only to those with the correct credentials. A common method involving authentication secrets in modern applications uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and the JSON Web Key Set (JWKS).

## Authentication with Cosmocloud

With Cosmocloud, you can integrate with any and every JWT Based Authentication provider by simply adding your JWKS URI 

A small example of how can you integrate a third-party SSO provider is given below 

***Select the Type of Secret as Authentication***

Next - You have two options to choose from in your Auth Type - The JWKS URI or Access Key Secret

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Auth Type - JWKS URI

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Auth Type - Access Key Secret

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You can generate your access keys or JWKS URI on the SSO provider and then add them here!


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