As mentioned earlier, you don't need to type users all at a time. You can add users in bulk via LDAP and SSO. At the same time, you might require the facility for strangers to create accounts and for the users to then request their password via the Forgot Password function. How can you customize these features? Let's take a deeper look at authentications.
Generally speaking, user login functions are configurable in the portal. By default, authentication is based on the portal database. However, as an administrator, you would be able to set up authentications based on LDAP and SSO other than that on the portal database.
As shown in the following screenshot, you could set up the portal so that users can authenticate by e-mail address, screen name, or user ID. You could allow users to automatically log in, request forgotten passwords, and request password reset links. You could also allow strangers to create accounts and create accounts with a company e-mail...