--- schema_version: "1" id: b7d2890c82ced3f18a035299714282ef8968ecd8cbfad750e50db00e72261b95 title: VerificationMethod Enum collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/apexref/apex_enum_Auth_VerificationMethod.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_enum_Auth_VerificationMethod.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: f399eeb7e129e6f320dee8d140aabf60d7d65888ca7d9d4c436a4b46ad45a639 description: Contains the different ways users can identify themselves when logging in. You can use it to implement mobile-centric passwordless login pages and to self-register (and deregister) verification methods. --- # VerificationMethod Enum Contains the different ways users can identify themselves when logging in. You can use it to implement mobile-centric passwordless login pages and to self-register (and deregister) verification methods. ## Usage The enum value is an argument in [System.Site.passwordlessLogin](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_classes_sites.htm#apex_System_Site_passwordlessLogin "Logs in a user to a Salesforce Site or Experience Cloud site using an identity verification method, such as email or text, instead of a password. Passwordless login is a convenient, mobile-centric way to welcome users into your site. Let your users log in with something other than their password, like their email address or phone number."), [System.UserManagement.registerVerificationMethod](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_System_UserManagement.htm#apex_System_UserManagement_registerVerificationMethod "Registers an identity verification method. Verification methods can be a time-based one-time password (TOTP), email or text verification code, Salesforce Authenticator, or U2F-compatible security key. End users register verification methods for themselves."), and [System.UserManagement.deregisterVerificationMethod](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_System_UserManagement.htm#apex_System_UserManagement_deregisterVerificationMethod "Deregisters an identity verification method. Use this method to let users delete an existing verification method.") methods. The value indicates the method used to verify a user’s identity. ## Enum Values The following are the values of the Auth.VerificationMethod enum.

Value	Description
`BUILT_IN_AUTHENTICATOR`	Identity verified with a built-in authenticator.
`EMAIL`	Identity verified with a verification code sent in an email message.
`PASSWORD`	Identity verified with a password.
`SALESFORCE_AUTHENTICATOR`	Identity verified by Salesforce Authenticator.
`SECURITY_KEY`	Identity verified by a WebAuthn-compatible physical security key. Includes all security keys registered or used after Summer ’22.
`SMS`	Identity verified with a verification code sent via SMS message.
`TOTP`	Identity verified with a time-based one-time password (TOTP).
`U2F`	Identity verified by a U2F physical security key, such as a YubiKey. For U2F security keys registered or used after Summer ’22, use SECURITY_KEY instead.