Authentication
InterSystems IRIS® supports a wide variety of authentication mechanisms. Authentication determines if users are who they say they are.
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The lightweight directory access protocol
The Kerberos network authentication system
Using operating system credentials
The InterSystems IRIS built-in authentication system
Using your own authentication system and tying in InterSystems IRIS
Supported authentication-authorization combinations
Your authentication mechanism determines what authorization mechanism you can use.
| Authentication mechanism | Authorization mechanisms |
|---|---|
| LDAP | LDAP, InterSystems authorization |
| Kerberos | InterSystems authorization, Delegated authorization |
| OS-based | InterSystems authorization, Delegated authorization, LDAP |
| Instance authentication | InterSystems authorization |
| Delegated authentication | InterSystems authorization, Delegated authorization |
Two-factor authentication
InterSystems IRIS supports both SMS text authentication and time-based one-time password (TOTP) authentication.