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User Administration

EmpowerID provides a centralized framework for managing user accounts and EmpowerID Persons, ensuring consistency across systems. Administrators can onboard users, update attributes, and manage authentication settings. This section covers essential tasks for managing user identities, from account provisioning to security controls.

📄️ Understanding the Relationship Between Persons and Accounts in EmpowerID

In every IT system or application, the concept of a "user" or "user account" is fundamental. These objects are central to managing permissions and handling authentication. In EmpowerID, the equivalent of a user account is the Person, stored in the Person table. Any individual who authenticates to use EmpowerID must have a Person object, as this serves as the foundation for all system activities. From assigning roles and granting access to recertifying permissions, assessing risk, and reporting, everything in EmpowerID revolves around the Person object. Employees, partners, and customers can authenticate and interact with EmpowerID applications using only a Person object, even without additional user accounts from external systems.