# Authentication for third-party tools

When you work with Snyk from within any third-party tool, Snyk requires authentication in order to initiate its processes.

Snyk offers API tokens to enable integrations with third-party developer tools. You can authenticate through your personal account using your personal token or through a [service account](https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-platform-administration/service-accounts) using the token associated with that account. When you authenticate through a service account, you do not use any personal token.

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For authentication purposes, the third-party identity providers do not require access to your repositories, only your email address.
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## Supported identity providers

You can use one of the following identity providers for authentication with Snyk:

* GitHub
* Bitbucket
* Google
* Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
* Docker ID
* Single Sign-On (SSO): available with Enterprise plans.\
  See [Setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) for authentication](https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-platform-administration/single-sign-on-sso-for-authentication-to-snyk).

For additional instructions, see the integrations pages for [Git repositories (SCMs)](https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/scm-integrations/organization-level-integrations).

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Logging in with a different provider from the one you registered with when you first created your Snyk account will create a separate new Snyk account.
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## **How to authenticate for a third-party tool using your personal token**

1. Visit [your Snyk account](https://app.snyk.io/account).
2. Navigate to **General Account Settings** and copy your token.
3. In the token field, click to show and then select and copy your API token.
4. In the third-party interface, configure your integration by pasting your Snyk token when prompted.

<figure><img src="https://2533899886-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MdwVZ6HOZriajCf5nXH%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e99a1d116aa121b1c43c60dfc20e6e585ce5e069%2Faccount-settings-general-auth-token.png?alt=media" alt="API token screen; revoke; regenerate; click to show"><figcaption><p>API token screen; revoke; regenerate; click to show</p></figcaption></figure>