Simplifies distributed authentication in Linux and NFS environments
What do you like best about the product?
My primary reason for using Jumpcloud was to distribute authentication across multiple Linux systems. Then, I started using Ldap for NFS and the Ansible-like scripting tool to distribute system administration tasks.
i like the ease of provisioning. I typically take about 15 minutes to provision ten machines.
There are “bag of parts” tools for distributed authentication in Linux, but JumpCloud pulls it into a consistent interface, allowing me to focus on the task.
i like the ease of provisioning. I typically take about 15 minutes to provision ten machines.
There are “bag of parts” tools for distributed authentication in Linux, but JumpCloud pulls it into a consistent interface, allowing me to focus on the task.
What do you dislike about the product?
Oh, there are rough spots. For example, when you create a new account, JumpCloud doesn't allow you to set up automount before creating accounts. I might be able to solve that with the scripting tool, but I haven't had time to experiment.
There are other issues with SSH key handling. It is assumed that there is only one SSH key per user and that it is used on all the machines a user is given access to.
If you cross a security boundary, depending on policy, different machines or classes of machines use different SSH keys for a user. Overall, these are relatively minor issues you can work around. I just don't like having to work around these issues.
There are other issues with SSH key handling. It is assumed that there is only one SSH key per user and that it is used on all the machines a user is given access to.
If you cross a security boundary, depending on policy, different machines or classes of machines use different SSH keys for a user. Overall, these are relatively minor issues you can work around. I just don't like having to work around these issues.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The business problem is reducing the effort to provision accounts and machines, solving a variety of related authentication issues such as two-factor ID and unifying user ID slash group ID across all machines period
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