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Configuring User Stores

User kernel of Carbon has the following features:

  • The concept of single user store, which is either external or internal.
  • Apache LDAP is the default, embedded user store.
  • Ability to configure multiple user stores.
  • Ability to operate in read-only mode on your organization's LDAP and Active Directory userstores.
  • Ability to operate in read-write mode on internal and external user stores.
  • Supports any custom realm.
  • Roles can contain users from external user stores.
  • Improved configurability for external user stores.
  • Capability to read/write roles from/to LDAP/Active Directory user stores.
  • Implements management permission through the management console UI.

The user core in all WSO2 Carbon-based products is defined in $PRODUCT_HOME/repository/conf/user-mgt.xml file.

Visit the following pages to learn more information about the user core kernel usage: