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User States

AuthMinder supports the following states for users in the system:

• INITIAL

  Indicates that the user has been created in the system, but cannot perform any operation. To create a user in this state, you need to specify the status in the createUser operation.

• ACTIVE

  Indicates that the user can perform any operation in the system. This is the default status of the user when you create a user in the system.

• INACTIVE

  Indicates that the user has been deactivated and cannot perform any operation. You can deactivate a user permanently or for a specific period. You might need to deactivate the user for a specified period in situations where an employee goes for a long vacation and you want to disable their logins during this period to prevent any unauthorized access.

  To deactivate the user for a specific period, you must specify the startLockTime and endLockTime elements. If you do not specify these values, then the user will be permanently deactivated.

• DELETED

  Indicates that the user no longer exists in the system.