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| − | '''User management''' describes the ability for [[administrator]](s) to manage user access to various IT resources like [[systems]], [[devices]], [[applications]], [[storage systems]], [[networks]], [[SaaS services]], and more. [[User management]] is a core part to any directory service and is a basic security essential for any organization. User management enables admins to control user [[access]] and [[on-board]] and [[off-board]] users to and from IT resources. Subsequently a directory service will then [[authenticate]], [[authorize]], and [[audit]] user [[access]] to IT resources based on what the IT admin had dictated.
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| − | Traditionally, user management has been grounded with [[on-prem servers]], [[databases]], and closed [[virtual private networks]] (VPN). However, recent trends are seeing a shift towards [[cloud-based identity]] and [[access management]] (IAM), granting administrators even greater control over digital assets
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