Overview of SPD Server Authentication

SPD Server supports native authentication through the SPD Server password database and nonnative authentication through LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) or the SAS Metadata Server. SAS Metadata Server authentication provides improved integration with other SAS products, and can be configured to use the authentication provider of choice (such as Active Directory or LDAP).

When nonnative authentication is used, SPD Server users still need to be registered in the password database. This password database stores information about user access rights, groups, and group memberships. It also provides the default authentication and password management services.

Psmgr is an SPD Server command-line utility that you can use to modify the password database.