Centralized authentication

Is there a de facto standard way of providing centralized authentication
in a Linux environment analogous to Windows domain accounts? I know
that Linux can use Samba to participate in a Windows domain, or even be
a domain server, but is there a more native mechanism typically used
when Windows is not involved at all?

Thanks

Gregg

GB wrote:
> Is there a de facto standard way of providing centralized authentication
> in a Linux environment analogous to Windows domain accounts?

NIS

GB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:228Gg.3858$_q4.1018@dukeread09:

> Is there a de facto standard way of providing centralized authentication
> in a Linux environment analogous to Windows domain accounts? I know
> that Linux can use Samba to participate in a Windows domain, or even be
> a domain server, but is there a more native mechanism typically used
> when Windows is not involved at all?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gregg

An LDAP server could be used for this.

Klazmon.

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:56:46 -0700, Lew Pitcher wrote:

> GB wrote:
>> Is there a de facto standard way of providing centralized authentication
>> in a Linux environment analogous to Windows domain accounts?
>
> NIS

Thanks.

Gregg

GB wrote:
> Is there a de facto standard way of providing centralized authentication
> in a Linux environment analogous to Windows domain accounts? I know
> that Linux can use Samba to participate in a Windows domain, or even be
> a domain server, but is there a more native mechanism typically used
> when Windows is not involved at all?

NIS, LDAP, Kerberos, RADIUS.
Windows Active Directory is just LDAP + Kerberos, anyway, with (I think)
an option for RADIUS.
I'd go with LDAP, myself.

I must say that I've had loads of fun with LDAP, as more and more
programs are using it as a backend for user accounts. I think it's a
good way to go!




Allen Kistler wrote:
> GB wrote:
> > Is there a de facto standard way of providing centralized authentication
> > in a Linux environment analogous to Windows domain accounts? I know
> > that Linux can use Samba to participate in a Windows domain, or even be
> > a domain server, but is there a more native mechanism typically used
> > when Windows is not involved at all?
>
> NIS, LDAP, Kerberos, RADIUS.
> Windows Active Directory is just LDAP + Kerberos, anyway, with (I think)
> an option for RADIUS.
> I'd go with LDAP, myself.

Allen Kistler wrote:

> Windows Active Directory is just LDAP + Kerberos, anyway, with (I think)
> an option for RADIUS.

No, Windows can *provide* RADIUS via IAS, the Internet Authentication
Service.
RADIUS has nothing to do with Active Directory, which consists of 3
RFC-compliant parts: LDAP, Kerberos V, and DNS.

> I'd go with LDAP, myself.

Seconded.

J