Resending this cause i forgot to use the correct outgoing addr. Not sure if the cost but maybe look at NetIQ/Novell's eDirectory. Their directory is solid and easily extensible. It's also standards compliant ldap.
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 6:39 AM, Jason Healy <jhe...@logn.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I’m looking to tap the collective wisdom for product selection advice and > also recommendations for professional services for our environment. We’re > looking to replace our current authentication system. We’re a K-12 that’s > all-Apple (about 500 client machines). On the server side, we’re a mix of OS > X, Linux, and BSDs. > > We currently run Apple’s OpenDirectory (OD). We use it as the central auth > for wireless (RADIUS), Apple-based logins (AFP, FileMaker), web services > (Apache LDAP auth), and server and bound-client logins. Let’s assume for the > moment (lest this thread get out of control) that: > > - We want to move away from Apple for auth > - We do NOT want to move to Windows AD > > I’ve re-read the recent discussion from October 2014 about “AD for Linux”, > and it sounds like there are some good options out there. I’ve got a short > list of: > > - Samba 4 > - FreeIPA > - Apache DS > > I’m looking for: > > 1) Any other projects I should take a look at for central auth. > > 2) Recommendations for companies that will consult and help us design, build, > deploy, and document a functioning central auth system using one of these > technologies. > > We love figuring stuff out for ourselves, but I’m behind on some projects and > this seems like something that we could get some help on rather than mucking > about on our own. I know of a couple open-source consulting firms by > reputation, but would love to hear of others. We’re near Hartford CT / > Springfield MA if we’re talking about local shops. > > Thanks in advance for any advice, > > Jason > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
