Enterprise identity management for Ubuntu Server and Desktop
Best practices for securing access to Ubuntu in large enterprises
As organizations continue their digital transformation journeys, the need for robust identity management solutions has become paramount.
Ubuntu’s growing adoption in enterprise environments requires sophisticated approaches to authentication, authorization, and access control.
This whitepaper examines the critical identity management challenges facing enterprise Ubuntu deployments and presents Canonical’s solutions for both traditional Active Directory Domain Services environments and cloud-first architectures.
- Learn how to manage Ubuntu systems using your existing Active Directory infrastructure and Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
- Discover how Authd enables seamless, native integration with Microsoft Entra ID and Google Cloud IAM for both desktops and servers.
- Revoke local admin rights and manage sudo privileges at scale through centralized AD policies or cloud identity providers.
- Implement defense-in-depth for SSH, including public key authentication, connection rate limiting, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
- Use the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant to enforce modern MFA requirements across all command-line and desktop logins.
- Leverage cloud-init and Landscape to provision, configure, and monitor thousands of Ubuntu instances consistently and automatically.
- Ensure mobile and field-deployed devices remain accessible while offline with secure, encrypted credential caching that lasts up to 90 days.
- Maintain continuous compliance with CIS benchmarks and DISA-STIG requirements through automated remediation and centralized reporting.