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title: How does Access Server handle user authentication and management?
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/faq-user-authentication-and-management/
product: Access Server Docs
description: What authentication methods are available for Access Server, and what are they?
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# How does Access Server handle user authentication and management?

**Question:** When authentication methods are available for Access Server, and what are they?

**Answer:**

Access Server supports five user authentication methods:

1. [Local](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/local.md)
2. [LDAP](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/ldap.md)
3. [RADIUS](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/radius.md)
4. [SAML](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/saml.md)
5. [PAM](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/pam.md)

We provide details about each method and additional documentation here: [Authentication](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/authenticating.md).

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