Last Updated on August 22, 2023
FreeIPA is an integrated security information management open source solution combining Linux (Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux), 389 Directory Server, MIT Kerberos, NTP, DNS, Dogtag (Certificate System), web and command line provisioning and administration tools, and Active Directory Integration.
FreeIPA is an integrated Identity and Authentication solution for Linux/UNIX networked environments. A FreeIPA server provides centralized authentication, authorization and account information by storing data about user, groups, hosts and other objects necessary to manage the security aspects of a network of computers.
FreeIPA is built on top of well known Open Source components and standard protocols with a very strong focus on ease of management and automation of installation and configuration tasks.
FreeIPA aims to provide support not just for Linux and Unix based computers but ultimately Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers too.
Key Features
- Integrated security information management solution combining Linux (Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux), 389 Directory Server, MIT Kerberos, NTP, DNS, Dogtag certificate system, SSSD and others.
- Built on top of well known Open Source components and standard protocols
- Strong focus on ease of management and automation of installation and configuration tasks.
- Full multi master replication for higher redundancy and scalability.
- Extensible management interfaces (CLI, Web UI, XMLRPC and JSONRPC API) and Python SDK.
- Built with hardening enabled.
Website: www.freeipa.org
Support: Documentation, Mailing Lists
Developer: Red Hat
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 (except for the Directory Server plugins)
FreeIPA is written in C and Python. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| LDAP Solutions | |
|---|---|
| 389 Directory Server | Enterprise-class Open Source LDAP server |
| OpenLDAP | LDAP suite of applications and development tools |
| FreeIPA | Integrated security information management solution |
| OpenDJ | Cloud Directory for the API Economy |
| lldap | Light LDAP implementation |
| ApacheDS | LDAP and Kerberos server written in Java |
| GLAuth | Easy-to-use, LDAP server with configurable backends |
| RazDC | Active Directory domain controller built on Rocky Linux and Samba4 |
| Mori-bito | Terminal-based LDAP server |
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