authelia/docs/content/en/overview/authentication/first-factor/index.md

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First Factor	Authelia utilizes the standard username and password combination for first factor authentication.	Authelia utilizes the standard username and password combination for first factor authentication.	2022-03-20T12:52:27+11:00	false		overview parent authentication	220	true	/docs/features/first-factor.html

{{< figure src="1FA.png" caption="An example of the first factor sign in portal" alt="First Factor Authentication View" width=400 >}}

IMPORTANT: This is currently the only method available for first factor authentication.

Authelia supports several kind of user databases:

• An LDAP server like OpenLDAP, OpenAM, Active Directory etc.
• A YAML file