# Authentication Guides

> Guide to etcd authentication and role-based access control

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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Section pages:

- [Authentication](/docs/etcd/op-guide/authentication/authentication/): Guide to authenticating an etcd cluster
- [Role-based access control](/docs/etcd/op-guide/authentication/rbac/): A basic authentication and role-based access control guide