Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
User Management
A collaboration tool such as Confluence is nothing without its users, using the tool
for collaboration. In this chapter we will learn different ways to add users to our
Confluence instance and learn how to manage those users.
We will also learn that in a corporate situation, where user management often
already exists, it is very easy to configure Confluence to make use of that existing
user infrastructure.
In this chapter we will cover:
• Manually adding users to Confluence
• Inviting users
• Administrating your users
• Managing user groups
• Connecting to an external user directory
Understanding authentication
Authentication in Confluence takes place at different levels within the application,
for example, when retrieving information from the database or when displaying
this information on a Confluence page. The technology that is used depends on the
request made to Confluence or your configuration. The following are a few examples
of authentication technologies.
