What is IAM for GitHub?
Administrators who configure a GitHub Enterprise Server instance can use local accounts and built-in authentication on the instance. Alternatively, to centralize identity and access for an enterprise's web applications, administrators can configure an external authentication method. If you use SAML, you can optionally provision user accounts on the instance from your identity provider (IdP) using System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM).
Which authentication method are available to me?
The following authentication methods are available for GitHub Enterprise Server.
Built-in authentication
Wenn du die integrierte Authentifizierung für Ihre GitHub Enterprise Server-Instance verwendest, erstellt jede Person über eine Einladung oder die Registrierung ein persönliches Konto. To access your instance, people authenticate with the credentials for the account. For more information, see Integrierte Authentifizierung konfigurieren.
External authentication
If you use an external directory or identity provider (IdP) to centralize access to multiple web applications, you may be able to configure external authentication for Ihre GitHub Enterprise Server-Instance. For more information, see the following articles.
- Verwenden von CAS for enterprise IAM
- Verwenden von LDAP for Enterprise IAM
- Verwenden von SAML for Enterprise IAM
Hinweis
Du kannst entweder SAML oder LDAP verwenden.
If you choose to use external authentication, you can also configure fallback authentication for people who don't have an account on your external authentication provider. For example, you may want to grant access to a contractor or machine user. For more information, see Zulassen integrierter Authentifizierung für Benutzer*innen außerhalb deines Anbieters.
How does provisioning work?
If you configure built-in authentication, CAS, LDAP, or SAML, GitHub Enterprise Server creates a user account when an authorized person signs into the instance, or "just in time" (JIT). Optionally, if you use SAML, you can provision user accounts from your identity provider (IdP) using SCIM. For more information, see Informationen zur Benutzerbereitstellung mit SCIM auf dem GitHub Enterprise-Server.