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title: "Verify a User on a User Source"
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# Verify a User on a User Source

> You can verify that a user exists in a given [User Source](platform\security\classic-authentication-strategy\classic-authentication-strategy.md), if the password is correct, what roles a user has, and any other information added about the user.

## Verify a User

1. On the Gateway Webpage, go to the **Config** tab.
2. Choose **Security > Users, Roles** from the menu on the left. The **User Sources** page is displayed.
3. Select the **Verify an Authentication Profile** link.

    ![](verify-auth-profile.png)
 
4. The Verify Authentication Profile window will appear. Choose a **Profile** from the dropdown list. Enter a **Username** and **Password**. Click **Test Login**. Ignition will test the credentials then display the results of the validity test.

    ![](test-login.png)
 
If the Login is incorrect, an error message will appear stating that the Login failed for a specified user.
If the Login is correct, a successful message will appear for a specified user along with their information.

![](login-successful.png)