Unit 3 - User Access and System Integration
Overview
User access in an larger organizations requires more sophisticated controls. For this purpose Active Directory (AD) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) have become popular choices as they offer more sophisticated and robust ways of controlling access. In this chapter, you will learn why AD and LDAP are popular choices.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how LDAP or AD works and why it is beneficial.
- High level understanding of hardening Rocky Linux, a RHEL adjacent distro.
- Gain a basic understanding of PAM.
Key Terms and Definitions
| PAM | AD |
|---|---|
| LDAP | sssd |
| oddjob | krb5 |
| realm/realmd | wheel (system group in RHEL) |