Authentication types
Updated in 2021.1
Windows authentication
With Windows authentication, users do not need to type in their user name and password to log in to Alloy Navigator because the system authenticates them with their current Windows credentials. This authentication method can be used in Windows domain-based networks only.
Standard authentication
With Standard (password) authentication, each user has to type in their username and password to log in to Alloy Navigator. In this case, authentication occurs by matching supplied credentials against accounts residing in Alloy Navigator. Standard authentication can be used in any network.
Single sign-on authentication
With single sign-on (SSO) authentication, users access Alloy Navigator directly, without a second sign-in, under their credentials issued by an external, trusted identity provider. Users do not need to provide their passwords on sign-in. SSO authentication requires integration of the identity provider that provides the SSO service (or "SSO provider") and Alloy Navigator. For details, see Managing single sign-on (SSO) providers.
SSO authentication can be combined with Standard (password) authentication to let the user choose whether to type in their Alloy Navigator credentials or sign in with SSO.
LDAP authentication
With LDAP authentication, users must specify their Windows username (as DOMAIN\username) and password to sign in to Alloy Navigator. The authentication occurs by matching provided credentials against user information in the specified directory service container. LDAP authentication implies that the information about domains is stored in Alloy Navigator. This authentication method can be used in remote Active Directory domains and directory services other than Microsoft Active Directory, such as JumpCloud, Okta, OneLogin, or AWS Directory Service.