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| title: Integrations overview
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| There are two main types of integrations with authentik: **Applications** and **Sources**.
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| ## Applications
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| authentik integrates with many applications. For a full list, and to learn more about adding documentation for a new application, refer to the [Applications](../integrations/services/index.mdx) documentation.
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| ## Sources
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| In addition to applications, authentik also integrates with external sources, including federated directories like Active Directory and through protocols such as LDAP, OAuth, SAML, and SCIM sources. Sources are a way for authentik to use external credentials for authentication and verification. Sources in authentik can also be used for social logins, using external providers such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
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| To learn more, refer to the [Sources](../docs/sources) documentation.
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