Traditionally, the need to verify user identity has been met by using software-specific credentials or Windows credentials. Federated authentication offers organizations the possibility to use an authentication system that is completely external to M‑Files. In many cases, having a centralized repository for all the M-Files user credentials completely outside the M-Files system can be very useful. Federated identity management also enables single sign-on, and provides the opportunity for the users to utilize their existing credentials.
For more information about using federated authentication with M-Files, see the article Using Federated Authentication with M-Files.