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title: Social providers authentication module
description: The SOCIAL_PROVIDERS authentication module incorporates the requirements from social identity providers who rely on either the OAuth2 or OpenID Connect standards. The Social Providers authentication module is disabled by default. To configure or enable this module in the admin UI, select Configure > Authentication, choose the Modules tab, then select Social Providers from the list of modules.
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# Social providers authentication module

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|   | Social authentication is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of IDM. For more information, refer to [Deprecation](../release-notes/deprecated-functionality.html#deprecated-standalone-socialid-auth). |

The `SOCIAL_PROVIDERS` authentication module incorporates the requirements from social identity providers who rely on either the OAuth2 or OpenID Connect standards. The Social Providers authentication module is disabled by default. To configure or enable this module in the admin UI, select Configure > Authentication, choose the Modules tab, then select Social Providers from the list of modules.

Authentication settings can be configured from the admin UI.

The authentication properties are described in detail in [Authentication and session module configuration](../auth-guide/appendix-auth-modules.html).