The various products that GEO Jobe builds to assist clients in managing their ArcGIS organizations are powerful tools, 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 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 a client says they use SAML, that is a type of OAuth).
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IWA means “integrated windows authentication”. In this situation, a user’s credentials are tied in with the account they use to sign into their computer. While they may have to click a “sign in” button, they will never be prompted to enter a username or password.
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To determine if a client has an ArcGIS Organization that uses OAuth or IWA, have them open up an incognito window in their browser, then navigate to their ArcGIS Organization. If they are prompted to enter a username and password when they sign in, they use OAuth. If they aren’t, it’s IWA.