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Users and Roles

Branding & Basic Information
User Management

Users

Users (Beta)
Add a User
Additional Information
Changing User Passwords
Deactivating a User Account
Deleting a User
Editing Users
Login
Searching for Users
User Email Validation Configuration
User Password Security Configuration
User Permissions Tab

Roles

Roles (Beta)
Tools (Beta)
Roles and Tools
Adding Roles
Assigning Users to a Role
Locking Roles
Custom Tool Groups
System Roles
CMS Administrator
CMS Anonymous
CMS Owner
Current User
LDAP User
Legacy System Roles
LoggedIn Site User
Login As
Scripting User

Permissions

Permissions
Permission Inheritance
Assigning Permissions
Object Permissions
Role Permissions
User Permissions
Site Permissions
Push Publishing Permissions
Category Permissions
Rule Permissions

dotauth

Overview
Managing Configurations
Configuring Single Sign-On (SSO)
OAuth 2.0 / OIDC Settings
Microsoft Entra ID Quickstart
SAML 2.0 Settings
User Provisioning & Role Mapping
Rolling Out SSO Safely
Headless Authentication
Reference
Troubleshooting and Limitations

Authentication and Login

Authentication Using JWT
Front-end Logins
Login Protected Pages

SAML and SSO

SAML Authentication
SAML with Azure
SAML with Google GSuite
SAML with Okta
SAML with RSA
SAML: Front End Login Example
SAML APP Configuration Reference

LDAP

Active Directory Error Codes
LDAP Configuration

Security and Privacy

Cookie Use
GDPR and CCPA Compliance Support
Known Security Issues
Login and Session Security
Privacy Best Practices
Privacy Policy
Reporting AI-Related Concerns
Responsible Disclosure Policy
Security Best Practices

Session Security

Creating a Self Contained SSL PEM file
SSL: Secure Backend Login

Authentication and Login

Front-end Logins

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