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# Auth-Providers

Creating an authentication provider allows you to store credentials for target systems so that additional information, such as the operating system and installed software, can be retrieved. This enables Hacktor to identify and validate more vulnerabilities than would be possible using only publicly accessible information.

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**Please note**: For [hosts](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/hosts.md) running Windows or Linux, we recommend that you [install a Pulsar](/docs/manual/english/installation-and-configuration/installation-and-configuration/enginsight-components/pulsar.md) even when using Hacktor so that the host can be monitored internally using an agent. The scope and validity of the results of a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) scan performed by Pulsar are superior to those of a Hacktor scan, even if an authentication provider is configured. In addition, a CVE scan using an installed Pulsar is easier to manage and preferable from a security perspective because no credentials need to be stored and no access permissions need to be granted.
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<i class="fa-compass">:compass:</i> Navigate to **Penetration Tests** → **Management** → **Authentication Providers** to show a list of all configured authentication providers. If you have not created any authentication providers yet, this view is empty.

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The [authentication provider overview](#auth-providers-overview) provides information such as:

* when an authentication provider entry was last edited.
* which service is used by the authentication provider.

You can also [add new authentication providers](#add-auth-provider).

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## Navigation

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the <i class="fa-magnifying-glass">:magnifying-glass:</i> **Search** field above the list and enter any search term to find specific list items.

<i class="fa-computer-mouse-scrollwheel">:computer-mouse-scrollwheel:</i> Scroll down the list or adjust the number of results displayed per page: ![](https://2423388680-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf%2Fuploads%2FfjKACCt2SKXcFd3S7Xb5%2FEnginsight-EN-Results%20per%20Page.jpg?alt=media\&token=e1650160-7a41-4965-aaca-6975db758dbe) to view additional entries.\
Use the page navigation controls: ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/V7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf/blobs/wnxVw06QGoSsYjhwMJRF/Enginsight-Seitennavigation-2.jpg) to switch between multiple pages.

### Sorting List Items

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Sort** icon <i class="fa-sort">:sort:</i> next to a column name in the table header to sort by that column in ascending order <i class="fa-angle-up">:angle-up:</i> or descending order <i class="fa-chevron-down">:chevron-down:</i>.

### Further Actions for List Items

Additional actions for list items are available at the end of each row:

<table><thead><tr><th width="209.59765625">Action</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Edit</td><td><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the <strong>Edit</strong> icon <i class="fa-pencil">:pencil:</i> to open the <a href="#auth-provider-edit-view">edit view</a> of the respective authentication provider.</td></tr><tr><td>Delete</td><td><p><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the <strong>Delete</strong> icon <i class="fa-trash">:trash:</i> and confirm the prompt by clicking <strong>Delete Permanently</strong> to remove the authentication provider.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="danger" class="hint hint-danger"><p><strong>Please note</strong>: Deleted authentication providers cannot be recovered.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Authentication Providers: Overview

The authentication provider overview is structured as a table.&#x20;

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The following information is shown:

<table><thead><tr><th width="211.3046875">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>Shows the name of the authentication provider.<br><br>The date and time of creation and last edit are also shown.<br><br><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click an authentication provider to navigate to the respective <a href="#auth-provider-edit-view">edit view</a>. Here you can adjust configured settings and delete the authentication provider.</td></tr><tr><td>Service</td><td>Shows the service used by the respective authentication provider to log in to the target systems during the penetration test.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Adding an Authentication Provider

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <i class="fa-plus">:plus:</i> **Create Auth-Provider** in the upper-right corner to [create a new authentication provider](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/penetration-testing/management/auth-providers/add-auth-provider.md#general-settings).

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## Authentication Provider: Edit View

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click an entry in the list to navigate to the respective [authentication provider detail view](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/penetration-testing/management/auth-providers/add-auth-provider.md). Here you can adjust [configured settings](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/penetration-testing/management/auth-providers/add-auth-provider.md#general-settings) and delete the authentication provider.

The following actions are available:

<table><thead><tr><th width="200.39453125">Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Save Changes</td><td><p><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <strong>Save Changes</strong> after adjusting any settings.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="danger" class="hint hint-danger"><p><strong>Please note:</strong> Unsaved changes cannot be recovered.</p></div></td></tr><tr><td>Back</td><td><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <strong>Back</strong> to return to the list overview.</td></tr><tr><td>Remove</td><td><p><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <strong>Remove</strong>, then confirm the prompt that appears to delete the object that you are editing.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="danger" class="hint hint-danger"><p><strong>Please note:</strong> Deleted objects cannot be recovered.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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