Active Directory Integration for Storage Systems
Leverage Active Directory to centrally manage access to Linux, UNIX and Mac file shares
In a mixed environment where both Windows and UNIX users need to access common files or directories, there is a need for a common security model to control access. Centrify provides solutions for centrally managing access to storage systems via Active Directory.
For Samba, a popular open source version of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol for UNIX and Linux, Centrify provides an enhanced version that has been recompiled to work seamlessly on a Centrify-managed system.
- Learn More: Centrify-Enabled Samba
For third-party commercial storage systems, Centrify provides the following application notes that demonstrate how to configure those systems to work correctly with Centrify-managed systems:
- Application Note: Automounted UNIX Home Directories
- Application Note: Centralized Mac Home Directories with ExtremeZ-IP
- Application Note: EMC Celerra Network Server
- Application Note: Microsoft Services for NFS
- Application Note: Network Appliance (NetApp) Filers
The Centrify recipe is simple: make the tools you already count on more productive by extending their reach and capabilities. Centrify layers its authentication, access control and auditing sauce on top of ubiquitous Active Directory to make this happen. This makes Centrify one of those rare companies that figured out how to add a whole lot of additional value without a lot of ripping, replacing, re-architecting or training.
Jon Oltsik
Senior Analyst
Enterprise Strategy Group
June 2007