FreeIPA
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| Developer(s) | Red Hat |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.12.1[1] 
/ 10 June 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C[2] and Python[3] |
| Operating system | Linux / Unix |
| Type | Identity management |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
FreeIPA is a free and open source identity management system. FreeIPA is the upstream open-source project for Red Hat Identity Management.[4]
Overview
[edit]FreeIPA aims to provide a centrally-managed Identity, Policy, and Audit (IPA) system.[5] It uses a combination of Fedora Linux, 389 Directory Server, MIT Kerberos, NTP, DNS, the Dogtag certificate system, SSSD and other free/open-source components. FreeIPA includes extensible management interfaces (CLI, Web UI, XMLRPC and JSONRPC API) and Python SDK for the integrated CA, and BIND with a custom plugin for the integrated DNS server. Each of the major components of FreeIPA operates as a preexisting free/open-source project. The bundling of these components into a single manageable suite with a comprehensive management interface is GPLv3, but that does not change the licenses of the components.[6]
Since version 3.0.0, FreeIPA uses Samba to integrate with Microsoft's Active Directory by way of Cross Forest Trusts. FreeIPA provides support for Linux, Unix-based, Windows and Mac OS X computers.[7][8]
Software components
[edit]| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Fedora Linux | Linux Operating System |
| 389 Directory Server | LDAP implementation |
| MIT's Kerberos 5 | authentication and single sign-on |
| ntpd | network time protocol |
| Apache HTTP Server | Web UI and management framework |
| Python | management framework |
| DogTag | PKI certificate authority |
Popular plugins
[edit]| Plugin | Description |
|---|---|
| Fleet Commander | Desktop configuration tool that works alongside Cockpit and SSSD to store customized profile templates into FreeIPA's LDAP database. Broadly comparable to Windows GPOs. |
See also
[edit]
- List of LDAP software
- Active Directory
- Apple Open Directory
- Identity management
- List of single sign-on implementations
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-12-1.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ C Coding Style - Free IPA
- ^ Python Coding Style - Free IPA
- ^ Red Hat Identity Manager: Part 1 – Overview and Getting started
- ^ Negus, Christopher; Foster-Johnson, Eric (2011). Fedora Bible 2011 Edition: Featuring Fedora Linux 14. Indianapolis: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118085738. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
The "IPA" part of FreeIPA stands for identity (identifying and authenticating users and machines), policy (settings for access control of applications and machines), and audit (methods for collecting and auditing security events, logs, and user activities).
- ^ "GPL License - Top 10 Questions Answered". Mend. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ M, Ahmer (15 September 2022). "How to install FreeIPA Server on Rocky Linux 9". CentLinux. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Active_Directory_trust_setup — FreeIPA documentation". www.freeipa.org. Retrieved 2023-09-22.