diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators.v1/src/main/resources/authenticators.yaml b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators.v1/src/main/resources/authenticators.yaml
index c91bc6ab54..ea21836d52 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators.v1/src/main/resources/authenticators.yaml
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.authenticators.v1/src/main/resources/authenticators.yaml
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ components:
           enum:
             - SYSTEM
             - USER
+        AuthenticationType:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - AUTHENTICATION
+            - VERIFICATION
         type:
           type: string
           enum:
diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs.v1/src/main/resources/configs.yaml b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs.v1/src/main/resources/configs.yaml
index 62a6e34f70..fc1dbfed10 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs.v1/src/main/resources/configs.yaml
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.configs.v1/src/main/resources/configs.yaml
@@ -1222,6 +1222,11 @@ components:
           enum:
             - SYSTEM
             - USER
+        AuthenticationType:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - AUTHENTICATION
+            - VERIFICATION
         type:
           type: string
           enum:
diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/core/ServerIdpManagementService.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/core/ServerIdpManagementService.java
index 48be41ae8f..00bb11553b 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/core/ServerIdpManagementService.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/core/ServerIdpManagementService.java
@@ -1780,6 +1780,7 @@ private void updateFederatedAuthenticatorConfig(IdentityProvider idp, FederatedA
                 } else {
                     authConfig.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.USER);
                 }
+                authConfig.setAuthenticationType(IdentityConstants.AuthenticationType.EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT);
                 List<org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1.model.Property> authProperties =
                         authenticator.getProperties();
                 if (IdentityApplicationConstants.Authenticator.SAML2SSO.FED_AUTH_NAME.equals(authConfig.getName())) {
@@ -2857,6 +2858,7 @@ private FederatedAuthenticatorConfig createFederatedAuthenticatorConfig(String f
         } else {
             authConfig.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.USER);
         }
+        authConfig.setAuthenticationType(IdentityConstants.AuthenticationType.EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT);
         List<org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1.model.Property> authProperties = authenticator.getProperties();
         if (IdentityApplicationConstants.Authenticator.SAML2SSO.FED_AUTH_NAME.equals(authenticatorName)) {
             validateSamlMetadata(authProperties);
diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/resources/idp.yaml b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/resources/idp.yaml
index f96e152c3a..8762339de9 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/resources/idp.yaml
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/resources/idp.yaml
@@ -2788,6 +2788,11 @@ components:
           enum:
             - SYSTEM
             - USER
+        AuthenticationType:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - AUTHENTICATION
+            - VERIFICATION
         tags:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -2814,6 +2819,11 @@ components:
           enum:
             - SYSTEM
             - USER
+        AuthenticationType:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - AUTHENTICATION
+            - VERIFICATION
         tags:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -2864,6 +2874,11 @@ components:
           enum:
             - SYSTEM
             - USER
+        AuthenticationType:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - AUTHENTICATION
+            - VERIFICATION
         isDefault:
           type: boolean
           default: false
@@ -2928,6 +2943,11 @@ components:
           enum:
             - SYSTEM
             - USER
+        AuthenticationType:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - AUTHENTICATION
+            - VERIFICATION
         tags:
           type: array
           items: