# Manage Your User

The user may manage his/her account from the top navigation bar:

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or from the Project Selection Screen:

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### Change your Password

Clicking on the link will allow the user to change their current password. A certain password strength is required, and any previously used passwords are not allowed to be re-used.

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### Manage External Logins (SSO)

It is possible to use Open ID logins from external authentication providers to log in. Currently, supported providers are:

* Microsoft (Entra ID)

## How to register your Aligned Elements user to use an External Login

To use SSO you need to connect your Aligned Elements user with the External Login (Microsoft Entra ID) user.

Click **Manage your Account** in the Project Selection screen.

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Click **Manage your External logins**

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Click on the button that has the Application Name your IT Dept. has selected for in logging in to Aligned Elements with Entra ID.

Pick the Entra account to connect with Aligned Elements.

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The connection between Aligned Elements and Entra is now set up for your user.

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The Aligned Elements login screen will now, below the normal login controls, display a button to use for logging in with Entra. Click on the button to log in to Aligned Elements using Entra.

You can select to log in with your normal Aligned Elements credentials or via Entra.

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note! Using external login providers still require a user to exist in Aligned Elements. External logins may have different rules for password or session expiry. Please review to ensure that these comply with 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Note! External logins are not supported for any Signature activities.
{% endhint %}

### Two-Factor Authentication

Two-Factor Authentication can be activated (and deactivated) by the user himself, if the server is configured to switch on this feature.

The second factor is sent by email to the email address associated with the web user account of the user.<br>


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