# Advanced security providers

If you are already using a security provider, such as MSAD, LDAP, or SSO, you can use the users and roles you have already defined with Pentaho. Your security provider controls which users and roles can access Pentaho web resources through the User Console or resources in the Pentaho Repository.

Pentaho supports the following security providers:

* [AES](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/aes-security.md)
* [MSAD](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/msad-security.md)
* [LDAP](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/ldap-security.md)
* [JDBC](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/jdbc-security.md)
* [SSO](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/sso-security.md)
* [OIDC / OAuth 2.0](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/oidc-oauth-2.0.md)
* [SSL](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/ssl-security.md)
* [Spring](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/spring-security.md)
* [SAML](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/saml-security.md)

For instructions on preventing Server-Side Request Forgery, see the topic, [Server-Side Request Forgery prevention](/pdia-admin/secure-the-pentaho-system/user-security/advanced-security-providers/server-side-request-forgery-prevention.md).


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