FreeIPA
FreeIPA is a free and open source identity management system. FreeIPA is the upstream open-source project for .
Overview
FreeIPA aims to provide a centrally managed Identity, Policy, and Audit system. It uses a combination of Fedora, 389 Directory Server, MIT Kerberos, NTP, DNS, the DogTag certificate system, SSSD and other free/open-source components. FreeIPA includes extensible management interfaces 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.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.
Software components
| Component | Details |
| Fedora | GNU/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
| Plugin | Description |
| Fleet Commander | Desktop configuration tool that works alongside and SSSD to store customized profile templates into FreeIPA's LDAP database. Broadly comparable to Windows GPO's. |