# Getting Started

Getting started with Passport requires the following steps 

## Step 1 - Configure Authentication Rules

Every account created on Passport has an authentication "scope" associated with it. 

Scopes are objects that allow you to configure and program the authentication, recovery rules that govern how your users can interact with the Passport network and their keys. 

**Note: Scopes DO NOT give you control over any keys.** They are simply just the configuration rules around what authentication methods you'd like to support.

To configure your scope, check out this chapter -

 [configuring-your-scope](https://docs.0xpass.io/authentication/configuring-your-scope "mention")

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Want to jump right into the code? Check out the [Quickstarts and Examples](https://docs.0xpass.io/guides-and-examples/quickstarts-and-examples) section after Step 1
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## Step 2 - Interact With Passport

Once you're done setting up your account and configuring scopes, you are now all set! 

You can interact with the network to 

* [Register and Authenticate users](https://docs.0xpass.io/authentication)
* [Sign Messages and Transactions](https://docs.0xpass.io/wallet-operations)
* [Create and Execute Programmable Transactions](https://docs.0xpass.io/programmability)