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title	Understanding IAM for enterprises
intro	{%- ifversion ghec %} You can invite existing personal accounts on {% data variables.location.product_location %} to be members of your enterprise, and you can optionally enable SAML single sign-on (SSO) to centrally manage access. Alternatively, you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %} with SAML SSO to create and control the accounts of your enterprise members. {%- elsif ghes %} You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}'s built-in authentication, or you can centrally manage authentication and access to your instance with CAS, LDAP, or SAML. {%- endif %}
redirect_from	/enterprise/admin/categories/authentication /enterprise/admin/guides/installation/user-authentication /enterprise/admin/articles/inviting-users /enterprise/admin/guides/migrations/authenticating-users-for-your-github-enterprise-instance /enterprise/admin/user-management/authenticating-users-for-your-github-enterprise-server-instance /enterprise/admin/authentication/authenticating-users-for-your-github-enterprise-server-instance /admin/identity-and-access-management/authenticating-users-for-your-github-enterprise-server-instance /admin/identity-and-access-management/managing-iam-for-your-enterprise /admin/identity-and-access-management/understanding-iam-for-enterprises
versions	ghec ghes * *
children	/about-saml-for-enterprise-iam /abilities-and-restrictions-of-managed-user-accounts /getting-started-with-enterprise-managed-users /changing-authentication-methods /allowing-built-in-authentication-for-users-outside-your-provider /troubleshooting-identity-and-access-management-for-your-enterprise
shortTitle	Understand enterprise IAM