Mastering ArcGIS Enterprise Administration

Portal built-in identity store

The initial administrator account for Portal uses the built-in identity store. With the built-in store, you can, out-of-the-box, create user accounts in your Portal and groups to manage items.

Like ArcGIS Server services are shared at role level, Portal items are shared at the group level.

Like the ArcGIS Server built-in identity store, this configuration is best suited for small to medium-sized organizations with a limited number of Portal users and no need or capability to leverage enterprise logins.