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title: "External authentication methods"
slug: "s3suite94-external-authentication-methods"
updated: 2026-10-27T18:41:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T18:41:54Z
canonical: "docs.onespan.com/s3suite94-external-authentication-methods"
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# External authentication methods

Many deployments continue to support password authentication as they add new passwordless authentication. Nok Nok's S3 Suite supports passwords as an external authentication method, so the complete authentication flow can be orchestrated with Nok Nok Adaptive Authentication rules.