README

                               IPA Server

  Overview
  --------

  FreeIPA allows Linux administrators to centrally manage identity,
  authentication and access control aspects of Linux and UNIX systems
  by providing simple to install and use command line and web based
  managment tools.
  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 can seamlessly integrate into an Active Directory environment via
  cross-realm Kerberos trust or user synchronization.

  Benefits
  --------

  FreeIPA:
  * Allows all your users to access all the machines with the same credentials
    and security settings
  * Allows users to access personal files transparently from any machine in
    an authenticated and secure way
  * Uses an advanced grouping mechanism to restrict network access to services
    and files only to specific users
  * Allows central management of security mechanisms like passwords,
    SSH Public Keys, SUDO rules, Keytabs, Access Control Rules
  * Enables delegation of selected administrative tasks to other power users
  * Integrates into Active Directory environments

  Components
  ----------

  The FreeIPA project provides unified installation and management
  tools for the following components:

  * LDAP Server - based on the 389 project (LDAP)
    http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Main_Page

  * KDC - based on MIT Kerberos implementation
    http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Main_Page

  * PKI based on Dogtag project
    http://pki.fedoraproject.org/wiki/PKI_Main_Page

  * Samba libraries for Active Directory integration
    http://www.samba.org/

  * DNS Server based on BIND and the Bind-DynDB-LDAP plugin
    https://www.isc.org/software/bind
    https://fedorahosted.org/bind-dyndb-ldap


  Project Website
  ---------------

  Releases, announcements and other information can be found on the IPA
  server project page at <http://www.freeipa.org/>.

  Documentation
  -------------

  The most up-to-date documentation can be found at
  <http://freeipa.org/page/Documentation>.

  Quick Start
  -----------

  To get started quickly, start here:
  <http://www.freeipa.org/page/Quick_Start_Guide>

  Licensing
  ---------

  Please see the file called COPYING.

  Contacts
  --------

     * If you want to be informed about new code releases, bug fixes,
       security fixes, general news and information about the IPA server
       subscribe to the freeipa-announce mailing list at
       <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-interest/>.

     * If you have a bug report please submit it at:
       <https://bugzilla.redhat.com>

     * If you want to participate in actively developing IPA please
       subscribe to the freeipa-devel mailing list at
       <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-devel/> or join
       us in IRC at irc://irc.freenode.net/freeipa