# Proxy authentication

There are 2 ways to authenticate the proxy for use.

**IP Whitelisting:** enter your base IP from which you connect to proxy, and you'll be able to connect to proxy without being asked for username:password to authenticate.

<div align="left"><img src="https://2614308332-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1mvyhNrEwIJtykw1C3fs%2Fuploads%2Fumv0vaqvNapWAp6VBQuK%2FIP%20Whitelisting.PNG?alt=media&#x26;token=70e22ce8-0a7c-4742-bed4-d240e5b4fad5" alt="You will see this option when you purchase a proxy."></div>

**Login credentials:** You are also able to connect to proxies using username:password that's shown in "Your Proxies" tab.