diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 69f18f4..ebd98d2 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ an issue.
 - [Michael V. Battista](https://github.com/mvbattista)
 - [William Abbott](https://github.com/wrabit)
 - [Henry Harutyunyan](https://github.com/henryh9n) (Revolut)
-- [Noppanut Ploywong](https://github.com/noppanut15)
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+- [Noppanut Ploywong](https://github.com/noppanut15)
+- [Mohammed Almeshal](https://github.com/MohammedAlmeshal)
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3069f7a..dd09b5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ python setup.py install
         'LOGOUT_REQUESTS_SIGNED': True,  # Require each logout request to be signed
         'WANT_ASSERTIONS_SIGNED': True,  # Require each assertion to be signed
         'WANT_RESPONSE_SIGNED': True,  # Require response to be signed
+        'FORCE_AUTHN': False, # Forces the user to re-authenticate with each authentication request
         'ACCEPTED_TIME_DIFF': None,  # Accepted time difference between your server and the Identity Provider
         'ALLOWED_REDIRECT_HOSTS': ["https://myfrontendclient.com"], # Allowed hosts to redirect to using the ?next parameter
         'TOKEN_REQUIRED': True,  # Whether or not to require the token parameter in the SAML assertion
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ Some of the following settings are related to how this module operates. The rest
 | **LOGOUT\_REQUESTS\_SIGNED**                | Set this to `False` if your provider doesn't sign each logout request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | `bool`           | `True`                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                         |
 | **WANT\_ASSERTIONS\_SIGNED**                | Set this to `False` if your provider doesn't sign each assertion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `bool`           | `True`                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                         |
 | **WANT\_RESPONSE\_SIGNED**                  | Set this to `False` if you don't want your provider to sign the response.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `bool`           | `True`                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                         |
+| **FORCE\_AUTHN**                            | SAML2 request attribute that forces the user to re-authenticate with the Identity Provider (IdP), even if they already have an active session.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `bool`           | `False`                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                         |
 | **ACCEPTED\_TIME\_DIFF**                    | Sets the [accepted time diff](https://pysaml2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howto/config.html#accepted-time-diff) in seconds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `int` or `None`  | `None`                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                         |
 | **ALLOWED\_REDIRECT\_HOSTS**                | Allowed hosts to redirect to using the `?next=` parameter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `list`           | `[]`                                                                                                                                     | `['https://app.example.com', 'https://api.exmaple.com']`                                |
 | **DISABLE\_EXCEPTION\_HANDLER**             | Set this to `True` if you want to disable the exception handler. Make sure to handle the `SAMLAuthError`s and other exceptions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `bool`           | `False`                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                         |
diff --git a/django_saml2_auth/saml.py b/django_saml2_auth/saml.py
index 62cf61b..9bca5b5 100644
--- a/django_saml2_auth/saml.py
+++ b/django_saml2_auth/saml.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ def get_saml_client(
                 "want_response_signed": dictor(
                     saml2_auth_settings, "WANT_RESPONSE_SIGNED", default=True
                 ),
+                "force_authn": dictor(saml2_auth_settings, "FORCE_AUTHN", default=False),
             },
         },
     }