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title: Authentication reference
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# Authentication reference

Use the links in this table to find reference information about authentication configuration settings, endpoints, and the scripting API for authentication in Advanced Identity Cloud.

| Link                                                                  | Description                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Core authentication attributes](realm-auth-config.html)              | The realm settings for configuring authentication in Advanced Identity Cloud.                                                  |
| [Journey nodes](../journeys/auth-nodes.html)                          | Describes the nodes available in Advanced Identity Cloud and how to configure them.                                            |
| [Authenticate endpoints](authenticate-endpoint-parameters.html)       | The authentication endpoints and their parameters.                                                                             |
| [Client configuration reference](social-idp-client-reference.html)    | The settings required for configuring social authentication.                                                                   |
| [Configure services](../am-reference/services-configuration.html)     | How to configure Advanced Identity Cloud services.                                                                             |
| [Return callback information](callbacks-supported.html)               | The supported callbacks.                                                                                                       |
| [Scripted Decision node API](../am-scripting/scripting-api-node.html) | The API for the [Scripted Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/auth-node-scripted-decision.html). |

Learn more about configuring Advanced Identity Cloud settings and services in [Reference](../am-reference/preface.html).