Stages

Stages are one of the fundamental building blocks in authentik, along with flows and policies.

A stage represents a single verification or logic step within a flow. You can bind one or more stages to a flow to create a customized, flexible login and authentication process.

In the following diagram of the default-authentication-flow, you see multiple stages, or steps, in the authentication process for a user. Policies are bound to some stages; this provides for dynamic application of a specific stage if the policy criteria is met.

Create a Stage

To create a stage, follow these steps:

1. Log in as an admin to authentik, and go to the Admin interface.
2. In the Admin interface, navigate to Flows and Stages -> Stages.
3. Click Create, define the flow using the configuration settings, and then click Finish.

After creating the stage, you can then bind the stage to a flow or bind a policy to the stage (the policy determines whether or not the stage will be implemented in the flow).

Bind a stage to a flow

To bind a stage to a flow, follow these steps:

1. Log in as an admin to authentik, and go to the Admin interface.
2. In the Admin interface, navigate to Flows and Stages -> Flows.
3. In the list of flows, click the name of the flow to which you want to bind one or more stages.
4. On the Flow page, click the Stage Bindings tab at the top.
5. Here, you can decide if you want to create a new stage and bind it to the flow (Create and bind Stage), or if you want to select an existing stage and bind it to the flow (Bind existing stage).