Authentication providers for Workflow
Use authentication providers to define reusable authentication settings for Workflow callout tasks. Instead of configuring credentials in every task, you create providers once on the Authentication Providers page and then select them as saved providers in callout tasks.
Using authentication providers helps you:
Centrally manage credentials for external services (for example, S3 or other APIs).
Mark providers active or inactive without editing individual workflows.
Avoid storing the same credentials repeatedly in task configuration or global constants.
Note:You can still use global constants to store credentials that are referenced directly in tasks. Authentication providers are an additional option for managing reusable credentials for Workflow callouts.
Authentication Providers page
The Authentication Providers page lists all configured providers in a table with the following columns:
Name – Display name of the authentication provider.
Service – Label that identifies the external service (for example,
api,s3-test).Type – Authentication type, such as BASIC AUTH or OAUTH 2.0.
Status – Whether the provider is ACTIVE or INACTIVE.
Description – Optional description to document the purpose or scope.