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Add mermaid diagram for universal auth

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**Universal Auth** is a platform-agnostic authentication method that can be configured for a [machine identity](/documentation/platform/identities/machine-identities) suitable to authenticate from any platform/environment.
## Diagram
The following sequence digram illustrates the Universal Auth workflow for authenticating clients with Infisical.
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
participant Client as Client
participant Infis as Infisical
Note over Client,Infis: Step 1: Login Operation
Client->>Infis: Send Client ID and Client Secret
Note over Infis: Step 2: Client ID and Client Secret validation
Infis->>Client: Return short-lived access token
Note over Client,Infis: Step 3: Access Infisical API with Token
Client->>Infis: Make authenticated requests using the short-lived access token
```
## Concept
In this method, Infisical authenticates an identity by verifying the credentials issued for it at the `/api/v1/auth/universal-auth/login` endpoint. If successful,
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In Universal Auth, an identity is given a **Client ID** and one or more **Client Secret(s)**. Together, a **Client ID** and **Client Secret** can be exchanged for a short-lived access token to authenticate with the Infisical API.
## Workflow
## Guide
In the following steps, we explore how to create and use identities for your workloads and applications to access the Infisical API
using the Universal Auth authentication method.