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.. _nova-authentication:

.. list-table:: Description of authentication configuration options
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   :class: config-ref-table

   * - Configuration option = Default value
     - Description
   * - **[DEFAULT]**
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   * - ``auth_strategy`` = ``keystone``
     - (String) This determines the strategy to use for authentication: keystone or noauth2. 'noauth2' is designed for testing only, as it does no actual credential checking. 'noauth2' provides administrative credentials only if 'admin' is specified as the username.