# Email magic link

Outline supports authentication via email “magic link”. Using this method users will enter their email address on the login page and be sent a single-use, time-restricted link to their email address which they can click to sign-in without a password.

This is more secure than a password as no secret is stored in the database and it ensures that the user also has access to the associated email address.

## Configuration

Email authentication is enabled by default if you have correctly setup an [SMTP provider](/doc/smtp-cqCJyZGMIB) to send emails from the app. You must also ensure the option to allow email as an authentication method is enabled under **Settings → Authentication**, it should look like the following:

  
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- [Configuration](https://docs.getoutline.com/s/hosting/doc/configuration-509J4lAzjo)
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