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## 21.4.2.8 Oracle APEX Accounts

Oracle APEX Accounts are user accounts that are created within and managed in the APEX user repository. When you use this method, your application is authenticated against these accounts.

- About Oracle APEX Accounts
  Learn about Oracle APEX accounts.
- Setting Up Oracle APEX Accounts Authentication
  Learn how to set up Oracle APEX accounts authentication.

Parent topic: Understanding Preconfigured Authentication Schemes

### 21.4.2.8.1 About Oracle APEX Accounts

Learn about Oracle APEX accounts.

Oracle APEX Accounts authentication uses a native user repository within APEX. When using this authentication method, the user name and password are validated against this repository.

Oracle APEX Accounts is a good solution when:

- You want control of the user account repository.
- User name and password-based approach to security is sufficient.
- You do not need to integrate into a single sign-on framework.

Oracle APEX Accounts is an especially good approach when you must get a group of users up and running on a new application quickly.

Tip:

Oracle does not recommend Oracle APEX Accounts authentication in production environments. The credentials used to log in to an application may be the same as the credentials used to log in to a workspace. In production environments, Oracle recommends using a full-featured external identity provider such as Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS).

See Also:

Managing APEX Users in Oracle APEX Administration Guide

Parent topic: Oracle APEX Accounts

### 21.4.2.8.2 Setting Up Oracle APEX Accounts Authentication

Learn how to set up Oracle APEX accounts authentication.

To set up Oracle APEX Accounts:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
2. Select an application.
3. On the Application home page, click Shared Components.

   The Shared Components page appears.

4. Under Security, select Authentication Schemes.
5. On the Authentication Schemes page, click Create.
6. Select Based on a pre-configured scheme from the gallery and click Next.
7. Under Name:
   1. Name - Enter the name used to reference the authentication scheme by other application developers.
   2. Scheme Type - Select Oracle APEX Accounts.
   3. Click Create Authentication Scheme.

Parent topic: Oracle APEX Accounts