> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ahaslides.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Participant Verification

> How to require participants to authenticate with Google, Microsoft, or SSO before joining your presentation, and when to use it.

With Participant Verification, your participants must log in via Google, Microsoft, or SSO before they can join your presentation.

## How to Enable Participant Verification

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your presentation">
    Open the presentation you want to protect.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go to Participant verification">
    Go to **Settings** then **Participant verification**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Require login">
    Enable the option **Require participants to log in**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## On the Participant's Side

Once you enable this feature, all participants must authenticate with Google, Microsoft, or SSO to access the presentation.

## Use Cases

This feature is valuable for:

* **Corporate training and webinars:** restrict access to employees or registered attendees to protect sensitive company information and training materials.
* **Educational settings:** verify student identities before sharing coursework, exams, or grade-related content.
* **Confidential client meetings:** ensure only authenticated users can access proprietary discussions or client data.
* **Invitation-only events:** control attendance at exclusive presentations or restricted briefings.

<Note>
  We're continuously improving Participant Verification. Future updates will add more authentication options and controls.
</Note>


## Related topics

- [Sharing Your Presentation for Participants to Join](/presenting/sharing-your-presentation-for-participants-to-join.md)
- [Asking participants for their names](/features-and-functions/asking-participants-for-their-names.md)
- [AhaSlides Presentation Report and Individual Participant Report](/after-the-presentation/your-ahaslides-presentation-report.md)
- [AhaSlides vs Mentimeter](/compare/ahaslides-vs-mentimeter.md)
- [Using the AhaSlides Spinner Wheel to Pick Entries at Random](/using-slide-types/using-the-spinner-wheel.md)