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# What is Authcore

## Authentication is complex. Let us deal with it.

* **Developer-first**\
  Rapid integrate with any apps with standard-based protocols and elegant REST API.
* **Beautiful UI**\
  Widgets Add login and user management functions to your app with little coding.
* **Impeccable Security**\
  Protect all user accounts with advanced security features. Third-party audited source code.

## Features

* **Frictionless Experience**\
  Improve your app’s sign up funnel with a sleek passwordless experience.
* **Advanced Authentication**\
  Support multiple authentication methods such as passwordless, social login, authenticator app and security key.
* **Customizable UI**\
  Add authentication to your apps with little coding, customize it to your preference.
* **Social Login**\
  Sign in with popular social platforms including Facebook, Google, Twitter, GitHub, LINE, WeChat and more.
* **User Management**\
  Create and manage user accounts using a user friendly admin panel or programmatically via APIs
* **On-premises or Cloud**\
  Deploy Authcore to your own infrastructure, or use our managed cloud service with zero maintenance.
* **Access Gateway (Enterprise)**\
  Secure access to on-prem apps and private networks, obsoleting complex and insecure VPN setup.
* **Open Source**\
  Open and free for everyone, support the most common authentication needs.

## Screenshots

![Sign in](/files/-M8DmiBzKF4yviXFyioq)

![User Portal](/files/-M8DmwPiWWmYvGlw6Cw1)

![2-steps verification](/files/-M8Dno3yHOmGKQoGTyA7)