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title: Scripting
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# Scripting

AM provides a scripting engine for you to develop scripts for authentication, as well as for policy conditions, handling OpenID Connect claims, and others.

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#### [Get started](scripting-env.html)

Learn about the scripting environment and security considerations.

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#### [Scripting API](scripting-api.html)

Discover which behaviors of AM you can modify with scripts.

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#### [Next-generation scripts](next-generation-scripts.html)

Discover the security benefits and the ease of scripting with the next-generation engine.

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#### [Sample scripts](sample-scripts.html)

Learn by example.