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AWS Identity and Access Management vs FreeIPA

A side-by-side look at AWS Identity and Access Management and FreeIPA. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

AWS Identity and Access Management

AWS Identity and Access Management

Security & Privacy

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that enables AWS customers to manage user access to AWS resources. IAM makes it easy to create and manage AWS users, groups, roles and permissions to allow and deny access to AWS services and resources.

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FreeIPA

FreeIPA

Network & Admin

FreeIPA is an open source identity management and authentication solution. It provides centralized authentication, authorization and account management for Linux/UNIX environments.

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