# Add links to Discourse that allow users to authenticate via SSO or access private groups directly if they are logged in already

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**Created:** [January 18, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-links-to-discourse-that-allow-users-to-authenticate-via-sso-or-access-private-groups-directly-if-they-are-logged-in-already/252240 "2023-01-18T22:19:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![rodrigo.braga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rodrigo.braga/32/212778_2.png) [@rodrigo.braga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigo.braga)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-links-to-discourse-that-allow-users-to-authenticate-via-sso-or-access-private-groups-directly-if-they-are-logged-in-already/252240/5 "2023-01-27T20:07:31Z")

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Thanks, Angus,

Scenario 2 is the case.  
I will review the instructions but I believe everything is set correctly since SSO login works, the problem is that the login page doesn’t recognize that there the user is already authenticated.

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