[Freeipa-devel] About FreeIPA Blurb

[Dmitri Pal]

On 04/13/2011 04:23 PM, JR Aquino wrote:
> On Apr 13, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Dmitri Pal wrote:
>
>> On 04/13/2011 11:34 AM, Adam Young wrote:
>>> The FreeIPA.org Landing page needs a better description of the
>>> project.  Can anyone suggest a One-Three line description that orients
>>> people to FreeIPA, assuming they know little/nothing about the
>>> project?  Exl;ainig that it integrates Kerbers an LDAp is the second
>>> step, but it really is an implementation detail.
>>>
>>> I typacilly tell people that we do for Linux systems what Active
>>> Directory does for Windows systems.  This explanation works for people
>>> familiar with AD, and then we can talk about how IPA is built on open
>>> source code and open standards.
>>>
>>>
>>> The closest we have4 right now is
>>>
>>> "FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution
>>> ..."  this is a good start, but is a little generic.
>>>
>>> I'll throw this out as a strawman:
>>>
>>> FreeIPA is a centralized management solution for Users and Computers. 
>>> Built on Open Standards and open source software, IPA allows you to
>>> securely  establish policy for access to the resources in your
>>> organization.
>>>
>>>
>> FreeIPA is a centralized identity management and authentication solution
>> built on open standards leveraging proven technologies. It is a
>> authentication and identity hub with focus towards the needs of the
>> Linux/Unix clients.
> FreeIPA is a scalable centralized identity management framework.
> It is built on open standards that provide authentication and authorization with a focus towards the needs of the Linux/Unix clients .
>

Bingo!

> ---
> Scalable authorization is a big one that has yet to be properly solved in the Linux Community for a central directory.
> It should be captured in our description. 
>
>>> I challenge you to come up with a better one.
>>>
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>>
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>> Thank you,
>> Dmitri Pal
>>
>> Sr. Engineering Manager IPA project,
>> Red Hat Inc.
>>
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Thank you,
Dmitri Pal

Sr. Engineering Manager IPA project,
Red Hat Inc.


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