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Authentication Extensibility Administrator

Creates and manages custom authentication extensions to customize sign-in and sign-up experiences for users.

Scope: Manage custom authentication extensions for authentication flows

Permissions

  • Create custom authentication extensions
  • Manage authentication extension settings
  • Configure sign-in customizations
  • Manage sign-up extensions

Common use cases

  • Custom claim providers
  • Token enrichment
  • External attribute lookup
  • Custom authentication workflows

Best practices

  • Test extensions thoroughly
  • Implement proper error handling
  • Monitor extension performance
  • Secure extension endpoints

Security considerations

  • Extensions run in authentication flow
  • Can affect all sign-ins
  • Must be highly available

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