FreeIPA is an all-in-one security information management software that integrates with Linux (Fedora), NTP, DNS, and Fedora Directory Server for efficient security management.
FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution that is designed to assist organizations to centrally manage and correlate vital security information. The software solution combines Linux (Fedora), Fedora Directory Server, NTP, DNS, and MIT Kerberos. It comes with a web interface and command-line administration tools that enable administrators to quickly install, set up and administer one or more IPA servers for centralized authentication and user identity management.
Currently, FreeIPA supports identity management with plans to support policy and auditing management in the future. Version 2 will focus on adding DNS and Certificate Authority to the IPA core, allowing an admin to join a machine to an IPA realm, providing kerberos principal and cert to the joined machine, providing service keytabs and service certificates to services, managing the keytabs, and certificates once provided, and plug-in architecture for IPA extensibility. The first plugin will be freeRADIUS.
IPA Client code is also made available for managing authentication, authorization, caching, and connection. The software solution also supports centrally managed sudoers/netgroups and SELinux role-based access for policy management. Additionally, it collects centrally collected audit logs from IPA servers and IPA clients for audit management.
Organizations need to centrally manage and correlate vital security information for efficiency, compliance, and risk mitigation. Identity, policy, and audit information should be open, interoperable, and manageable for optimal performance. FreeIPA is designed to make identity, policy, and audit easy to centrally manage for the Linux and Unix world with future plans for stronger interoperability with other operating systems.
Overall, FreeIPA is a reliable and user-friendly software solution that is a must-have for organizations looking to improve their security information management.
Currently, FreeIPA supports identity management with plans to support policy and auditing management in the future. Version 2 will focus on adding DNS and Certificate Authority to the IPA core, allowing an admin to join a machine to an IPA realm, providing kerberos principal and cert to the joined machine, providing service keytabs and service certificates to services, managing the keytabs, and certificates once provided, and plug-in architecture for IPA extensibility. The first plugin will be freeRADIUS.
IPA Client code is also made available for managing authentication, authorization, caching, and connection. The software solution also supports centrally managed sudoers/netgroups and SELinux role-based access for policy management. Additionally, it collects centrally collected audit logs from IPA servers and IPA clients for audit management.
Organizations need to centrally manage and correlate vital security information for efficiency, compliance, and risk mitigation. Identity, policy, and audit information should be open, interoperable, and manageable for optimal performance. FreeIPA is designed to make identity, policy, and audit easy to centrally manage for the Linux and Unix world with future plans for stronger interoperability with other operating systems.
Overall, FreeIPA is a reliable and user-friendly software solution that is a must-have for organizations looking to improve their security information management.
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