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## Require user re-authentication to approve
> SAML authentication for GitLab.com groups [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/5981) in GitLab 16.6.
> Requiring re-authentication by using SAML authentication for GitLab.com groups [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/5981) in GitLab 16.6 [with a flag](../../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `ff_require_saml_auth_to_approve`. Disabled by default.
FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default requiring re-authentication by using SAML authentication is not available. To make it available, an administrator can
[enable the feature flag](../../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `ff_require_saml_auth_to_approve`. On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
You can force potential approvers to first authenticate with either: