| Developer(s) | Red Hat |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| 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]
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]
| 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 |
| 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 GPO's. |
| Version | Date |
|---|---|
| Version 4.10.0 [9] | 2022-06-29 |
| Version 4.9.9 [10] | 2022-04-26 |
| Version 4.9.8 [11] | 2021-11-26 |
| Version 4.9.7 [12] | 2021-08-19 |
| Version 4.9.6 [13] | 2021-06-29 |
| Version 4.9.5 [14] | 2021-06-14 |
| Version 4.9.4 [15] | 2021-06-04 |
| Version 4.9.3 [16] | 2021-03-31 |
| Version 4.9.2 [17] | 2021-02-15 |
| Version 4.9.1 [18] | 2021-01-27 |
| Version 4.9.0 [19] | 2020-12-23 |
| Version 4.8.10 [20] | 2020-09-26 |
| Version 4.8.9 [21] | 2020-08-20 |
| Version 4.8.8 [22] | 2020-06-15 |
| Version 4.8.7 [23] | 2020-06-10 |
| Version 4.8.6 [24] | 2020-03-28 |
| Version 4.8.5 [25] | 2020-03-17 |
| Version 4.8.4 [26] | 2019-12-14 |
| Version 4.8.3 [27] | 2019-11-26 |
| Version 4.8.2 [28] | 2019-11-12 |
| Version 4.8.1 [29] | 2019-08-14 |
| Version 4.8.0 [30] | 2019-07-03 |
| Version 4.7.90.pre1 [31] | 2019-04-29 |
| Version 4.7.2 [32] | 2018-12-03 |
| Version 4.7.1 [33] | 2018-10-05 |
| Version 4.7.0 [34] | 2018-07-19 |
| Version 4.6.4 [35] | 2018-06-08 |
| Version 4.6.3 [36] | 2018-01-31 |
| Version 4.6.2 [37] | 2017-12-12 |
| Version 4.6.1 [38] | 2017-09-22 |
| Version 4.6.0 [39] | 2017-09-01 |
| Version 4.5.0 [40] | 2017-03-15 |
| Version 4.4.0 [41] | 2016-07-01 |
| Version 4.3.0 [42] | 2015-12-18 |
| Version 4.2.0 [43] | 2015-07-08 |
| Version 4.1.0 [44] | 2014-10-21 |
| Version 4.0.0 [45] | 2014-07-08 |
| Version 3.0.0 [46] | 2012-10-15 |
| Version 2.0.0 [47] | 2011-03-26 |
| Version 1.0.0 | 2008-04-25 |
| Milestone 1 | 2007-08-01 |
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