Configuring ArcGIS Server security
You can use ArcGIS Server Manager to configure the settings for ArcGIS Server security. The security settings define how users and roles are managed and how users are authenticated. To configure security, you must be logged in to Manager as the primary site administrator. If the primary site administrator account has been disabled, you're required to reenable the primary site administrator before you can change ArcGIS Server security.
Three options are available in Manager to configure how users and roles are managed:
- Users and roles from ArcGIS Server's built-in store
- Users and roles from an existing enterprise system
- Users from an existing enterprise system and roles from ArcGIS Server's built-in store
In addition to these three options that are available in Manager, you may also manage users and roles in a custom identity store. For information on how to manage users and roles in a custom identity store, see:
Two options are available in Manager to configure how users are authenticated:
The table below describes the identity store configurations that are supported for the type of authentication chosen:
| Authentication mechanism | Supported identity store configurations |
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ArcGIS Server authentication |
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Web Tier authentication | Any user store for which the web server has built-in or extensible support For example, if your web server has built-in support for Active Directory, LDAP, and custom identity stores, you may use one of the following configurations:
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