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title: Enable automatic cloudflared authentication · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
description: "When users connect to an Access application through cloudflared,
  the browser prompts them to allow access by displaying this page:"
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When users connect to an Access application through `cloudflared`, the browser prompts them to allow access by displaying this page:

![Access request prompt page displayed after logging in with cloudflared.](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/access-screen.BXZJ23p9_2vVJie.webp)

Automatic `cloudflared` authentication allows users to skip this login page if they already have an active IdP session.

To enable automatic `cloudflared` authentication:

1. In [Cloudflare One](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com), go to **Access controls** > **Applications**.
2. Locate your application and select **Configure**.
3. Go to **Advanced settings** > **Browser rendering settings**.
4. Turn on **Enable automatic cloudflared authentication**.
5. Select **Save application**.

This option will still prompt a browser window in the background, but authentication will now happen automatically.
