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# FreeIPA Server
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FreeIPA allows Linux administrators to centrally manage identity,
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authentication and access control aspects of Linux and UNIX systems
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by providing simple to install and use command line and web based
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management tools.
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FreeIPA is built on top of well known Open Source components and standard
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protocols with a very strong focus on ease of management and automation
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of installation and configuration tasks.
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FreeIPA can seamlessly integrate into an Active Directory environment via
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cross-realm Kerberos trust or user synchronization.
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## Benefits
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FreeIPA:
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* Allows all your users to access all the machines with the same credentials
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and security settings
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* Allows users to access personal files transparently from any machine in
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an authenticated and secure way
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* Uses an advanced grouping mechanism to restrict network access to services
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and files only to specific users
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* Allows central management of security mechanisms like passwords,
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SSH Public Keys, SUDO rules, Keytabs, Access Control Rules
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* Enables delegation of selected administrative tasks to other power users
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* Integrates into Active Directory environments
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## Components
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The FreeIPA project provides unified installation and management
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tools for the following components:
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* LDAP Server - based on the [389 project](http://www.port389.org/)
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* KDC - based on [MIT Kerberos](http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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implementation
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* PKI based on [Dogtag project](http://pki.fedoraproject.org/wiki/PKI_Main_Page)
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* [Samba](http://www.samba.org/) libraries for Active Directory integration
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* DNS Server based on [BIND](https://www.isc.org/software/bind) and the
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[Bind-DynDB-LDAP plugin](https://pagure.io/bind-dyndb-ldap)
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## Project Website
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Releases, announcements and other information can be found on the IPA
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server project page at http://www.freeipa.org/ .
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## Documentation
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The most up-to-date documentation can be found at
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http://freeipa.org/page/Documentation .
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## Quick Start
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To get started quickly, start here:
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http://www.freeipa.org/page/Quick_Start_Guide
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## For developers
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* Building FreeIPA from source
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* http://www.freeipa.org/page/Build
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* See the BUILD.txt file in the source root directory
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## Licensing
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Please see the file called COPYING.
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## Contacts
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* If you want to be informed about new code releases, bug fixes,
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security fixes, general news and information about the IPA server
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subscribe to the freeipa-announce mailing list at
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https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-interest/ .
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* If you have a bug report please submit it at:
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https://pagure.io/freeipa/issues
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* If you want to participate in actively developing IPA please
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subscribe to the freeipa-devel mailing list at
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/freeipa-devel@lists.fedorahosted.org/ or join
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us in IRC at <irc://irc.libera.chat/freeipa>
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