---
title: Source
sidebar_custom_props:
    termName: Source
    tags:
        - Core Concepts
    shortDescription: Location from which users and their attributes can be accessed by authentik.
    authentikSpecific: true
    longDescription: Sources are locations from which user data can be accessed by authentik, and either pulled into authentik or synced with authentik. For example, an LDAP connection to import users from Active Directory, or an OAuth2 connection to allow social logins.
---