<![CDATA[Determining User Authentication Method in FusionAuth]]>In our application, we want to determine how a user authenticated—whether via Google login, username/password, IDP, etc.

Questions:

  1. Is this information already included in the JWT?
  2. If not, is there a way to receive this data when a user logs in?
]]>https://fusionauth.io/community/forum/topic/2881/determining-user-authentication-method-in-fusionauthRSS for NodeWed, 11 Mar 2026 04:24:37 GMTWed, 19 Feb 2025 22:19:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Determining User Authentication Method in FusionAuth on Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:24:32 GMT]]>Yes, FusionAuth provides this information via the authenticationType claim in the JWT. This claim indicates the authentication method used, such as PASSWORD, GOOGLE, SAML, etc.

How to Access Authentication Type:

  1. From the JWT:
  2. From a Webhook Event (Alternative Approach):
    • The same authenticationType value is included in the user.login.success webhook event.
    • This may be useful if your system processes authentication events via webhooks instead of decoding JWTs.
    • Documentation: User Login Success Webhook

For additional details on JWT structure and claims, refer to: JWT Components Explained

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