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EWC introduced a unified identity system based on EWC IAM. EWC IAM can federate with other existing IAMs as well (e.g. ECMWF IAM, EUMETSAT User Portal) therefore you will be able to use those once credentials from federated IAM if they are enabled for a certain service.
A local account is a username and password stored within a single EWC service, managed independently by that service.
All The goal is to have all EWC services will be accessible with the same user credentials in the future. While we transition to the use of EWC IAM, some services might still support local accounts. You can check the table below for more details.
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