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Identity and access management

You can configure how people access your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

Understanding IAM for enterprises

You can use GitHub Enterprise Server's built-in authentication, or you can centrally manage authentication and access to your instance with CAS, LDAP, or SAML.

IAM configuration reference

You can view reference information about configuration of authentication for your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

Using built-in authentication

If you don't use a centralized, external system for your users' identity, you can use built-in authentication to allow GitHub Enterprise Server to manage accounts and perform local authentication.

Using CAS for enterprise IAM

You can centrally manage accounts and access to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance by integrating with your existing CAS identity provider (IdP).

Using LDAP for enterprise IAM

You can centrally manage accounts and access to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance by integrating with your existing LDAP directory.

Using SAML for enterprise IAM

You can centrally manage accounts and access to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance with SAML single sign-on (SSO).

Provisioning accounts with SCIM

Learn how to provision accounts and manage organization and team membership for users on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.