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title: "External authentication methods"
slug: "dpo-features-external-authentication-methods"
updated: 2026-10-27T19:33:50Z
published: 2026-10-27T19:33:50Z
canonical: "docs.onespan.com/dpo-features-external-authentication-methods"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# External authentication methods

Many deployments continue to support password authentication as they add new passwordless authentication. DigipassONE authentication software supports passwords as an external authentication method, so the complete authentication flow can be orchestrated with DigipassONE’s Adaptive Authentication rules.

Formerly Digipass S3 software.

Formerly known as Digipass S3.