Checking site authentication method for K2

Your sites are currently configured to authenticate users via Windows STS only. If AAD is already set up, simply edit each Realm, and make sure the AAD issuer is selected as one of the issuers. You can have either Windows STS or AAD or both linked to the sites depending on your environment.  

https://help.nintex.com/en-US/k2five/userguide/5.6/default.htm#K2-Management-Site/Authentication/Issuers.htm

https://help.nintex.com/en-US/k2five/userguide/5.6/default.htm#K2-Management-Site/Authentication/Realms.htm

It should be using Windows (NTLM) unless you have configured Keberous on the environment. If you want AAD as a login option, then you need to configure Azure Active Directory (AAD) as a user manager.

Is AAD already set up on the environment? Open the Management site and go to Authentication > Claims >Issuers, and have a look at what are the issuers configured: https://help.nintex.com/en-US/k2five/icg/5.6/default.htm#Configure/SF/Authentication.htm. You should see Forms STS and Windows STS which is there by default. If AAD is configured, you should also see an Azure AD issuer. 

AAD is configured automatically when your environment is integrated with SharePoint Online.  Otherwise, check out the below documentation for detailed steps on how to manually set up AAD:

https://help.nintex.com/en-US/k2five/icg/5.6/default.htm#Configure/SF/MultiAuthAAD.htm