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 only SAML is used, that is a type of OAuth)
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IWA means “integrated windows authentication”. In this situation, a 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 be prompted to enter a username or password.
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To determine if an ArcGIS Organization uses OAuth or IWA, open up an incognito window in a browser, then navigate to the ArcGIS Organization in question. If you are prompted to enter a username and password when they sign in, it uses OAuth. If it doesn’t, it’s IWA.