Authenticated access

Control access to your published docs

Control access to your
published docs

Keep your docs protected and only give access to the people who need it with authenticated access

Authenticated access for your documentation

Choose who can view your documentation. With authenticated access, you can keep sensitive information away from competitors and hackers. So only your chosen customers, team members or authorized users can see your docs.

Authenticated access for your documentation

Choose who can view your documentation. With authenticated access, you can keep sensitive information away from competitors and hackers. So only your chosen customers, team members or authorized users can see your docs.

Authenticated access for your documentation

Choose who can view your documentation. With authenticated access, you can keep sensitive information away from competitors and hackers. So only your chosen customers, team members or authorized users can see your docs.

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“GitBook helps every department — it’s just easy cross-collaboration. One tool does it all, and we don’t have to hold somebody’s hand through the docs process. It’s made life very easy.”

Gareth Brinn

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Documentation Manager

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“GitBook helps every department — it’s just easy cross-collaboration. One tool does it all, and we don’t have to hold somebody’s hand through the docs process. It’s made life very easy.”

Gareth Brinn

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Documentation Manager

Gravitee

Security at our core

Your data security is our top priority. We have SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification, and support SSO using an authorized email domain, or through a SAML 2.0 identity provider of your choice.

Security at our core

Your data security is our top priority. We have SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification, and support SSO using an authorized email domain, or through a SAML 2.0 identity provider of your choice.

FAQs

How do I set up a custom authentication backend?

First, you need to enable authenticated access for your site. You can do that in the Site settings screen — head to our docs to find out more.

Once enabled, you can set up your custom backend that creates and signs a JSON Web Token (JWT) upon successful authentication and redirects users back to GitBook. Find out more about setting up a custom authentication backend in our docs.

Who will be able to view my docs after setup?

Only visitors who have authentication credentials will be able to see the content of your site. You can choose who gets access through your authentication provider.

Which plan is required for authenticated access?

Authenticated access is available on the Ultimate plan. Head to our pricing page to find out more

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Accurate docs. Better answers.

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Accurate docs. Better answers.

Your docs are already feeding AI. Are users getting the right answers or the wrong ones?

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