---
title: 'Authenticating with a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}'
shortTitle: 'Authenticate with a {% data variables.product.prodname_github_app %}'
intro: 'Learn how to authenticate with {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %}.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - GitHub Apps
children:
  - /about-authentication-with-a-github-app
  - /authenticating-as-a-github-app
  - /authenticating-as-a-github-app-installation
  - /authenticating-with-a-github-app-on-behalf-of-a-user
  - /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
  - /generating-a-user-access-token-for-a-github-app
  - /refreshing-user-access-tokens
  - /making-authenticated-api-requests-with-a-github-app-in-a-github-actions-workflow
---