# Authentication

Authentication is needed to access any of our proxies.

At the moment we offer the following methods of authentication:

* credentials
* IP address (coming soon)

Different methods will have different advantages and disadvantages:

<table><thead><tr><th width="184">Method</th><th>Advantages</th><th>Disadvantages</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Credentials</td><td>Dynamic control over proxy settings</td><td>Not compatible with every tool</td></tr><tr><td>IP address</td><td>Compatibility with certain tools</td><td>Proxy settings changes aren't instant</td></tr></tbody></table>