Add Authentication and SSO to Your Gradio App

This blog was originally published on Descope Gradio is an open source Python package that allows you to create web-based interfaces for AI models, APIs, or any Python function. Its simplicity and flexibility make it a popular choice among developers who want to quickly prototype and deploy web-based interfaces without worrying about frontend development. Secure authentication methods are needed for these applications to help prevent sensitive data and models from being exposed and ensure that only authorized users can access certain features. Descope is an authentication and user management platform that simplifies the process of adding secure authentication to your applications. It offers a range of authentication methods and out-of-the-box support for OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) , which makes it easy to implement authentication in your Gradio app. In this guide, you’ll learn how to integrate Descope authentication and single sign-on (SSO) into a Gradio application. You’ll ad