What is an Arc XP Identity account

An account in Arc XP Identity comprises two components:

• A set of one or more identities for signing in to the account
• A profile, which is a collection of attributes about the user that user can directly make changes to

Identities

Each user account in Arc XP must have at least one identity that enables a user to sign in to the account. Users may have multiple identities with one account allowing them to use various sign in options.

Arc XP provides the following types of identities:

Type	Description
Google	The user can sign in to the Arc XP account using the same credentials they use when signing into their Google account.
Apple	The user can sign in to the Arc XP account using the same credentials they use when signing into their Apple iCloud account.
Facebook	The user can sign in to the Arc XP account using the same credentials they use when signing into their Facebook account.
OpenID Connect (OIDC)	If you have your own user account management system or are located in parts of the world where Google, Apple, and Facebook are not prevalent, Arc XP enables users to sign in using their credentials with those systems through the OIDC (OAuth) protocol.
Password	Arc XP can assign a user-managed password identity to the account that the user can use for signing in.

Note

A user can also sign in using a One-Time Access Link (OTA). The user can sign into their Arc XP account using a (limited lifetime) link received via email. It is not listed here as an identity because it is not possible to manage nor access OTAs using APIs or CSR Admin.

Profile

Each Arc XP Identity account has a profile consisting of parameters, some of which the user is allowed to update. The following parameters are available on a profile.

Name	Description
Email	An email address for communicating with the user
Email verification status	Specifies whether the user confirmed that they have access to the email address
First name	The user’s first name
Last name	The user’s last name
Second last name	The user’s second last name
Display name	A nickname that appears wherever the user is logged in, and possibly as parts of comments on articles
Birth date	The user’s birth date
Phone numbers	The user’s phone number. You can store multiple phone numbers for one user.
Gender	The user’s gender
Attributes	A list of generic attributes (key/value pairs) about the user. Supported attribute types are: String, Number, Date and Boolean