Why Does EBS Integration with Oracle Access Manager Require Oracle Internet Directory?

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[The article applies to EBS 12.1 and 12.2; it is an updated version of this older article that covered EBS 12.0 and 11i]

The E-Business Suite has its own security and user-management capabilities.  You can use the E-Business Suite's native features to authenticate users, authorize users (i.e. assign responsibilities to them), and manage your EBS user repository.  The majority of E-Business Suite system administrators simply use these built-in capabilities for enabling access to the E-Business Suite.