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title: Set CloudConnexa Username & Password Authentication for Users
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-cloudconnexa-username---password-authentication-for-users/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: Manage CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication from the Administration portal. CloudConnexa supports multiple authentication methods, allowing you to combine this with LDAP and/or SAML.
keywords: username/password authentication
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# Set CloudConnexa Username & Password Authentication for Users

## Overview

CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication allows users to authenticate directly with credentials managed by CloudConnexa.

Authentication checks are performed, as applicable, whenever a user or administrator attempts to:

- Sign in to the User portal or the Administration portal.
- Sign in with OpenVPN Connect to import a connection profile.
- Connect to the WPC using OpenVPN Connect.

CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication supports:

- User-managed passwords.
- [Password management policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-user-password-management-policy.md).
- [Two-factor authentication (2FA)](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-two-factor-authentication--2fa--for-users.md).
- [Multiple Authentication Methods (MAM)](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/about-multiple-authentication-methods.md).

> **Note**
>
> The Owner always uses the credentials (email and password) associated with the CloudConnexa account. SAML authentication applies only to Users and Administrators of the WPC.

> **Tip**
>
> If you want to offer CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication alongside SAML Single Sign-On (SSO), refer to [Multiple Auth Methods](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/about-multiple-authentication-methods.md).

## Before you begin

Before configuring CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication:

- Ensure you have access to the CloudConnexa Administration portal.
- Review your organization's password management requirements.
- Determine whether users should also be offered additional authentication methods through MAM.

## Configure CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication

CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication is available by default. If SAML SSO or Private LDAP authentication is currently configured and you want to enable or return to CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to the CloudConnexa Administration Portal using your WPC's **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Settings → User Authentication**.
3. Select **Edit**.
4. Set **CloudConnexa Username & Password** to **Enabled**.
5. Select **Enable 'CloudConnexa Username & Password' only**, or select to enable more than one authentication method.
   - If you select multiple authentication methods, you can also select to enable CloudConnexa Username & Password for all existing and new users.
6. Select **Confirm**.

> **Note**
>
> Existing SAML or LDAP configurations are preserved if you switch authentication methods. You can re-enable them later without re-entering the configuration.

> **Important**
>
> If you replace an existing authentication method with CloudConnexa Username & Password instead of MAM, users created with the previous authentication method are suspended until they authenticate with an enabled authentication method or are otherwise reconfigured.

## What happens next

After CloudConnexa Username & Password authentication is enabled:

- Users can create and manage CloudConnexa passwords in accordance with the configured password policies.
- Users can authenticate directly with CloudConnexa credentials.
- 2FA can be enabled for additional security.
- Additional authentication methods can be configured through MAM.

## Tutorial showing how to set user authentication to CloudConnexa (Username/Password)

## Related documents

- [User Authentication](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/about-user-authentication.md)
- [Multiple Auth Methods](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/about-multiple-authentication-methods.md)
- [Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-two-factor-authentication--2fa--for-users.md)
- [Password Management](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-user-password-management-policy.md)
- [SAML Single Sign-On](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-saml-single-sign-on-authentication-for-users.md)
- [Private LDAP](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-private-ldap-authentication-for-users.md)

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