FreeIPA is another identity provider using the LDAP application protocol to manage the SDN environment authentication and authorization operations. In this recipe, we will learn how to set up a FreeIPA server, define the SDN users, groups, and configure OpenDaylight to authenticate the users by the FreeIPA server.
OpenDaylight with FreeIPA environment federation
Getting ready
For this recipe, you need a new OpenDaylight distribution, PostMan as REST API client, VirtualBox to set up a Ubuntu 14.04 VM, and vagrant if you use the predefined Vagrant file from the recipe folder.
