The various products that GEO Jobe builds to assist clients in managing their ArcGIS organizations are powerful tools , that are capable of accessing, editing, copying, and even deleting all of an organization’s content. As such, our products always include checking for a user’s credentials before displaying any information or allowing any actions to be performed.
There are two different methods for authentication when setting up an ArcGIS Organization - OAuth and IWA.
OAuth (currently known as OAuth 2.0)means the users will have a username and password specific to the ArcGIS Organization. They will be prompted to enter those credentials when they try to sign into their org.
(Note: If only SAML is used, that is a type of OAuth)
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IWA means “integrated windows authentication”. In this situation, a (also known as Integrated Windows Authentication), is when the credentials are tied in with the account used to sign into a computer. While there may be a “sign in” button, you will never NEVER be prompted to enter a username or password.
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To A simple way to determine if an ArcGIS Organization uses OAuth or IWA , is to open up an incognito window in a an internet browser, and then navigate to the ArcGIS Organization in question. If you are being prompted to enter a username and password when they sign signing in, it uses is using OAuth. If it doesn’t, it’s Otherwise, the authentication method is IWA.