IPA_v1_Release#
IPA v1 Release#
Date: April 2008
Overview: User identity management and centralized authentication for Unix/Linux world
Components:
Linux Distribution (Fedora / Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS)
389 Directory Server
MIT Kerberos
NTP
Tools for installation
Administrative tools (web and command-line)
Main use cases to be solved
Authenticate user to Linux/Unix using Kerberos/LDAP instead of NIS.
Set up Directory/Kerberos enviroment easily
Manage Linux/Unix user identity centrally and more easily (GUI)
Enable basic synch with AD and roadmap to a more robust synch
Compelling reason to use
Compliance is forcing organizations off of NIS
Efficiency is forcing organizations to a better identity management solution
Too expensive to maintain an LDAP/Kerberos implementation themselves