AWS Identity and Access Management vs OpenLDAP
A side-by-side look at AWS Identity and Access Management and OpenLDAP. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
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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OpenLDAP
Network & Admin
OpenLDAP is an open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). It allows users to access and maintain distributed directory information over a network. Often used as a central authentication repository for Linux/UNIX networks.
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