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title: Aut Provider
slug: /sdk/python/api-reference/auth-provider
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# module `auth_provider`
Interface definition for an Auth provider 

**Global Variables**
---------------
- **ACCESS_TOKEN**
- **EXPIRY**


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## class `AuthenticationException`
Error trying to get the token from the provider 





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## class `AuthenticationProvider`
Interface definition for an Authentication provider 




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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → str
```

Authentication token 



**Returns:**
  str 

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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: ConfigModel) → AuthenticationProvider
```

Create authentication 



**Arguments:**
 
 - <b>`config`</b> (ConfigModel):  configuration 

**Returns:**
 AuthenticationProvider 

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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```

Authentication token 



**Returns:**
  str 


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## class `NoOpAuthenticationProvider`
Extends AuthenticationProvider class 



**Args:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig): 



**Attributes:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig) 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token()
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```






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## class `GoogleAuthenticationProvider`
Google authentication implementation 



**Args:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig): 



**Attributes:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig) 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → None
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```






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## class `OktaAuthenticationProvider`
Prepare the Json Web Token for Okta auth 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → None
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```






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## class `Auth0AuthenticationProvider`
OAuth authentication implementation 

**Args:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig): 

**Attributes:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig) 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → None
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```






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## class `AzureAuthenticationProvider`
Prepare the Json Web Token for Azure auth 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → None
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```






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## class `CustomOIDCAuthenticationProvider`
Custom OIDC authentication implementation 



**Args:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig): 



**Attributes:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig) 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection) → None
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → None
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection) → CustomOIDCAuthenticationProvider
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token() → Tuple[str, int]
```






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## class `OpenMetadataAuthenticationProvider`
OpenMetadata authentication implementation 



**Args:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig): 



**Attributes:**
  config (MetadataServerConfig) 

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### method `__init__`

```python
__init__(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```








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### method `auth_token`

```python
auth_token() → None
```





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### classmethod `create`

```python
create(config: OpenMetadataConnection)
```





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### method `get_access_token`

```python
get_access_token()
```