EMS Authentication Methods

Authentication is the process of identifying an individual or entity that is attempting to log into a secure domain. EMS Software supports multiple authentication methods for different applications and use cases.

The following table provides information on authentication methods for each EMS product.

EMS Product	Authentication Options	Available on EMS Platform Services	Available to EMS Cloud Services Customers	Best Practices
EMS Desktop Client	EMS Native Authentication LDAP Windows Authentication	NO	YES. Not available in Citrix (Windows Authentication). NO (LDAP authentication is an on-premise solution only).
Direct Spaces	EMS Native Authentication SAML 2.0	YES	YES
EMS Web App	Windows Authentication LDAP EMS Native Authentication SAML 2.0 CAS Portal Authentication	NO	YES (EMS Authentication, and SAML 2.0 ADFS. NO (LDAP authentication is an on-premise solution only).
EMS Kiosk App	Primary Authentication: Standard Exact Match LDAP Badge Second Authentication: Exact Match LDAP Standard	YES	YES NO (LDAP authentication is an on-premise solution only).
EMS Kiosk App (Legacy)	Primary Authentication: Standard Exact Match LDAP Badge Secondary Authentication: Security Type Badge	NO	YES NO (LDAP authentication is an on-premise solution only).
EMS Room Sign App	Group Authentication: Badge External Reference Group/Contact Email Network ID Other ID Personnel Number Contact Authentication Secondary Authentication	NO	YES	Best Practices
Master Calendar	NTLM Windows Authentication LDAP Portal Authentication Native Authentication	NO	YES (EMS Native Authentication) NO (Portal and NTLM Windows Authentication) NO (LDAP authentication is an on-premise solution only).
Campus Planning Interface	EMS Native Authentication Windows Authentication LDAP Authentication Portal Authentication	NO	YES (EMS Authentication) NO (Windows Authentication and Portal) NO (LDAP authentication is an on-premise solution only).
EMS for Outlook	Exchange Authentication	YES	N/A
EMS Floor Plan	EMS Native Authentication	NO	YES