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# Authenticate to Files Connect External Data Sources

If your administrator configured a data source like SharePoint to use per-user authentication, you can provide your credentials for that system in Salesforce.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Files Connect for cloud-based external data sources is available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d50021e71 ">To access cloud-based data sources like SharePoint Online:</td>

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- **[Set Up Authentication to an External Data Source](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_files_connect_authenticate_first.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    When you connect to a Files Connect external data system for the first time, you can set up your authentication in just a few clicks.
- **[Manage Your Files Connect External Data Source Authentication Credentials](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_files_connect_cred.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    You or your Salesforce admin can use Files Connect to set up and manage your authentication settings for external data sources. With valid authentication settings, you can access files from external systems right from Salesforce.