4.23.3. Integrating Third Party Authentication in Open edX¶

For the Open edX platform, you complete two steps to integrate third party authentication.

Enable the third party authentication feature.
Set up a provider.

4.23.3.1. Enable the Third Party Authentication Feature¶

By default, third party authentication is not enabled on Open edX installations. To enable this feature, follow these steps.

In the edx/app/edxapp/lms.yml file, edit the file so that it includes the following line in the features section.
```
"FEATURES" : {
    ...
    "ENABLE_COMBINED_LOGIN_REGISTRATION": true,
    "ENABLE_THIRD_PARTY_AUTH": true
}
```
Save the edx/app/edxapp/lms.yml file.

4.23.3.2. Set Up a Third Party Authentication Provider¶

You can set up an OAuth or SAML provider. For information about the differences between the two providers, see Supported Identity Providers.