Linux User Security

[greggpb]

How does Linux handle security, I Compe from a windows background and understand Domains and Dc?

What is the Linux equivilet of single point verfication on a network ?

 

[kingrob]

How does Linux handle security, I Compe from a windows background and understand Domains and Dc?

What is the Linux equivilet of single point verfication on a network ?

LDAP

 

[Nod]

In Linux you can authenticate using the following:
local (various methods)
LDAP (AD is like LDAP)
NIS

Look here for more info: http://www.linuxgeek.net/documentation/authentication.phtml

 

[greggpb]

Thanks Guys We are gonna put in a file server and we are currently using a SBS Server for our domain.. just thinking of removing some of the licensing costs

 

[kingrob]

Thanks Guys We are gonna put in a file server and we are currently using a SBS Server for our domain.. just thinking of removing some of the licensing costs

If you want a graphical tool for LDAP, checkout 389 Directory server. We use CentOS (free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux) as our server OS and works really well with 389.

 

[greggpb]

Just doing some investigation as I would probally have someone come set it up for me..

 

[kingrob]

Just doing some investigation as I would probally have someone come set it up for me..

Dont be a wussie.....why dont you DIY?

Just kidding. LDAP is not for faint-hearted people.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Just doing some investigation as I would probally have someone come set it up for me..

Play around setting it up yourself in your spare time. Not a bad idea to get a 3rd party in initially, but some hands on experience will give you a better understanding of where LINUX can fit into your current system.

 

[greggpb]

Play around setting it up yourself in your spare time. Not a bad idea to get a 3rd party in initially, but some hands on experience will give you a better understanding of where LINUX can fit into your current system.

Lol.. spare time like anyone running a business has any of that....

 

[FacELesS.]

In Linux you can authenticate using the following:
local (various methods)
LDAP (AD is like LDAP)
NIS

Look here for more info: http://www.linuxgeek.net/documentation/authentication.phtml

The way I understand it is that AD is basically LDAP (for accounts) and Kerberos (for authentication), and not purely LDAP.
Yes, I would probably use the combination of LDAP and Kerberos for a single sign-on system.