Security and authentication

ArcGIS is a secure system that only allows authorized users and applications to access . As a developer, you can build applications that use authentication to access secure resources such as a , , or . ArcGIS supports three types of authentication: for building public apps with location services; for creating private apps for your organization; and for creating server-enabled applications that work with ArcGIS Enterprise resources. The type of authentication you implement depends on the requirements of your application and whether you want users to sign in or not with an ArcGIS account.

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