SAS Management Console

SPD Server supports the SAS Management Console. The SAS Management Console is an application that the SPD Server administrator can use to manage passwords and ACLs. Administrators that need to configure passwords and ACLs can choose between using the SAS Management Console or the traditional SPD Server management tools (PROC SPDO and the psmgr utility).

More extensive information about using SPD Server with the SAS Management Console is available in the section, Administering and Configuring SPD Server Using the SAS Management Console .

SPD Server users can be authenticated using LDAP or the psmgr utility. LDAP Authentication is performed by an LDAP server that runs on the SPD Server machine. When you use LDAP authentication, the operating system handles password maintenance. LDAP authentication adds the benefit of operating-system-level security and convenience.