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> Describes how to check whether an application is registered with Auth0 as a confidential or public app using the Auth0 Management Dashboard.

# Check if Application is Confidential or Public

You can check whether an application is registered with Auth0 as a confidential or public application. To learn more, read [Confidential and Public Application](/docs/get-started/applications/confidential-and-public-applications).

Auth0 determines if an application is confidential or public based on the **Authentication Method** setting, which defines how an application authenticates against the Auth0 Authentication API [Get Token](https://auth0.com/docs/api/authentication/authorization-code-flow/get-token) endpoint.

1. In the Auth0 Dashboard, go to [Applications > Applications](https://manage.auth0.com/#/applications), and then select the name of the application to view.
2. If the **Credentials** view is not available, the application is a public application.
3. If the **Credentials** view is available, then select it and locate the **Authentication Method** field.

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Use the applicable method:

* **None**: Public application without a <Tooltip tip="Client Secret: Secret used by a client (application) to authenticate with the Authorization Server; it should be known to only the client and the Authorization Server and must be sufficiently random to not be guessable." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=client+secret">client secret</Tooltip>.
* **Client Secret Post**: Application using POST request body parameters to send a client secret.
* **Client Secret Basic**: Application using the HTTP BASIC authentication scheme to send a client secret.
* **Private Key <Tooltip tip="JSON Web Token (JWT): Standard ID Token format (and often Access Token format) used to represent claims securely between two parties." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=JWT">JWT</Tooltip>**: Application using asymmetric authentication.

These values map to confidential and public applications as follows:

| Application Type | Example                           | Token Endpoint Authentication Method                      |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Public**       | Single-page or native             | **None**                                                  |
| **Confidential** | Regular web or machine-to-machine | **Basic**, **Post**, **Private Key JWT**, **Unspecified** |

Public applications cannot maintain the confidentiality of the credentials required for <Tooltip tip="Token Endpoint: Endpoint on the Authorization Server that is used to programmatically request tokens." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=Token+endpoint">Token endpoint</Tooltip> authentication methods like **Post** and **Basic**.