Step 4: Authentication Method

Overview

This page describes step 4 of the application configuration flow, defining the Authentication Method.

Sign-in Settings


Select how users authenticate when accessing the application.

The available sign-in methods are:

  • None
  • Basic
  • Private Key

None

No authentication is performed by Cyolo.

Access to the application is not authenticated at the connection level.

Basic

Uses username and password authentication.

User credentials

When Basic is selected, choose how credentials are managed:

  • Personal secret: Each user provides their own credentials
  • Shared secret: A single set of credentials is shared across users

Select the credential source from the dropdown.

Private Key

Uses key-based authentication.

Typically used for connections such as SSH where authentication is performed using a private key.

Additional credential selection is required.