Manage User Identities on Confluent Cloud

User account types

Confluent Cloud provides two user account types (local and SSO) and four authentication methods (username/password, Google, GitHub, and SSO), as summarized in the following table. Click on the account type to go directly to the relevant section below.

User account type Authentication method Description
Local Username/password A local user that authenticates using a username and password.
Local Google (using Sign in with Google) A local user account that authenticates using a user’s Google account.
Local GitHub (using Sign in with GitHub) A local user account that authenticates using a user’s GitHub account.
SSO SSO A user account that authenticates using single sign-on (SSO) with an organization’s identity provider (IdP).

Note that Confluent Cloud user accounts have the following conditions and limitations:

Use multi-factor authentication with user accounts

Multi-factor authentication (MFA), including two-factor authentication (2FA), is supported for Confluent Cloud accounts using the following authentication methods:

For information on security protections used by Confluent to prevent unauthorized access to user accounts and Confluent Cloud resources, see Security Protections for Authentication on Confluent Cloud.