---
title: Authenticating with a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}
intro: 'Learn how to set up authentication options for {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - GitHub Apps
children:
  - /authenticating-with-github-apps
  - /authenticating-as-a-github-app
  - /authenticating-as-a-github-app-installation
  - /managing-private-keys-for-github-apps
  - /generating-a-json-web-token-jwt-for-a-github-app
  - /generating-an-installation-access-token-for-a-github-app
  - /identifying-and-authorizing-users-for-github-apps
  - /refreshing-user-to-server-access-tokens
---