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SimpleAuth allows users to authenticate against User Profiles in Clearlogin, instead of against one stored in an Identity Source. This is useful for when you do not have/need an Identity Source to authenticate against, or if they are all currently disabled.
This is very useful in particular for when you do not need the overhead of managing a user directory beyond basic attributes such as usernames and passwords.
It's important to note that SimpleAuth will be disabled if any Identity Sources are in use, even if the feature is enabled in the UI.
User accounts for SimpleAuth are the User Profiles that would typically get provisioned automatically upon authentication against an Identity Source.
To create a new user account: