---
title: "Login Methods Overview"
slug: "login-methods-overview"
tags: ["Users and Permissions"]
updated: 2026-10-05T10:48:26Z
published: 2026-10-05T10:48:26Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/login-methods-overview"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Login Methods Overview

You can create an account and sign into your DEX environment using:

- [Entra ID](/v1/docs/azure-oauth-for-dex)
- Google
- Email address and password
- [SAML SSO](/v1/docs/saml-sso-for-dex)

## Set global allowed login methods

You can control which login methods are available for your organization if you have the **Manage login methods** permission. If a login method is not allowed, then it does not appear on your organization's login screen: To set which login methods can be used to access your environment:

![Log In screen](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/Log%20in%20screen.png)

1. Go to **Settings > User Settings > Login Methods**.

![Settings Login Methods](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/settings%20-%20user%20settings%20-%20login%20methods(2).png)

2. Select which login methods to allow for your organization and click **Save**.

![Login Methods screen](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/LOGIN%20METHODS(1).png)

## Override allowed login methods for a specific user

You can now configure a specific login method for individual users, overriding the organization's global authentication settings when needed. Unlike previous behavior, you're no longer limited to only **removing** login methods for a user. You can also **enable** a login method for a specific user that isn't globally allowed for your organization. This gives you the flexibility to:

- Assign a unique login method per user, independent of your organization's global settings.
- Support different authentication requirements for different users within the same organization.
- Provide a **break-glass login method** as a backup (even one not enabled organization-wide) ensuring account access if a user's primary authentication method becomes unavailable.
- Maintain greater overall flexibility and control over authentication and user management.

To override a user's login methods:

1. Go to **Settings > User Settings** and click on the user whose login methods you want to override.

![User Settings home screen](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/User%20Settings(1).png)

2. Next to **Login method**, click **Override**. ![Override default login method button](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/OverrideButton.png)

3. Under **Login method**, select or deselect any login methods you want to enable or remove for this user. Checked methods override the organization's default login methods for this user only.

![user override login methods all selected](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/UserOverride.png)

4. Click **Save**.

To revert the user back to your organization's global login method settings at any time, click **Reset to default login methods**.