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User Authentication Overview

User authentication in the Informatica domain depends on the type of authentication that you configure when you install the Informatica services.
The Informatica domain can use the following types of authentication to authenticate users in the Informatica domain:
Native user accounts are stored in the Informatica domain and can only be used within the Informatica domain. LDAP user accounts are stored in an LDAP directory service and are shared by applications within the enterprise.
You can select the type of authentication to use in the Informatica domain during installation. You can use native authentication and LDAP authentication together in the Informatica domain. The Service Manager authenticates the users based on the security domain. If a user belongs to the native security domain, the Service Manager authenticates the user in the domain configuration repository. If the user belongs to an LDAP security domain, the Service Manager passes the user name and password to the LDAP server for authentication.