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User authentication

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services uses different types of user authentication. Native users are authenticated through Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services. Salesforce, Microsoft Azure, and SAML users are authenticated through their identity providers.
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services can use the following types of user authentication:
Native
Native users are authenticated through Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services and log in using a user name and password that's unique to their organization. Native human users can log in to the user interface while non-human users are restricted to using APIs.
You can enable multi-factor authentication to add an extra layer of security for human users.
Salesforce
Salesforce users sign in to Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services through Salesforce or a Salesforce app. They are authenticated through Salesforce.
For more information about Salesforce authentication, see the help for the Salesforce connector in the Data Integration help.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure users sign in to Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services through Microsoft Azure. They are authenticated through Microsoft Azure.
For more information about Microsoft Azure authentication, see Ecosystem single sign-on.
SAML
SAML users sign in to Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services through their identity provider. They are authenticated through their identity provider.
For more information about configuring SAML single sign-on, see SAML single sign-on.