General

CenterScape supports multiple role based users that can login simultaneously. User accounts can be authenticated via three different methods.

Local Account - CenterScape local users can be created within the application. The account information including the encrypted password is stored in the database that CenterScape is attached to. The default account 'admin' cannot be deleted and its password can be reset via a reset procudre that requires local filesystem access on the app server.

LDAP - LDAP and Active Directory can be used to authenticate users and determine access within CenterScape. Users will enter account names and passwords at login and then that information will be passed to LDAP/Active Directory to authenticate. Passwords are not stored within CenterScape and access can be granted by user account or by group membership rules.

SAML - SAML or Security Assertion Markup Language, is a standards based way that communicates a user's identity to applications and services. Using SAML, Single Sign-On (SSO) can be used to authenticate users using various methods including multifactor communication that the application does not manage.