Likewise Software Product Overview

Reduce the Challenges and Costs of Running your Mixed Network

Likewise Enterprise
Enhance security, reduce cost, and demonstrate compliance. Use familiar Windows-based tools to easily and seamlessly integrate non-Windows systems with Microsoft Active Directory with Likewise Enterprise.

Likewise Enterprise Key Benefits

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  • Simplify your network
  • Increase operational efficiency
  • Improve network security with granular access control
  • Improve system configuration
  • Centralize administration and reduce costs
  • Enable and demonstrate regulatory compliance
  • Enforce consistent security policies across the enterprise

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Likewise Open
Join Linux, Unix, and Mac machines to Microsoft Active Directory and securely authenticates users with their domain credentials for FREE with Likewise Open.

Likewise Open Key Features

  • Joins non-Windows systems to Active Directory domains in a single step from the command line or from a GUI
  • Authenticates users with a single user name and password on both Windows and non-Windows
  • Enforces the same password policies for non-Windows users and Windows users
  • Supports multiple forests with one-way and two-way cross forest trusts
  • Caches credentials in case your domain controller goes down
  • Provides single sign-on for SSH and Putty
  • Uses a robust next-generation authentication engine that supports Kerberos, NTLM, and SPNEGO
  • Involves no Active Directory schema changes

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Likewise-CIFS provides industrial-strength client-side and server-side SMB/CIFS support so Microsoft Windows clients can access folders and files on Linux, Unix, and Mac computers.

Likewise-CIFS Key Features

  • Likewise-CIFS will support SMB1 and SMB2 at the time of launch.
  • Stores the full granularity of Windows access control lists in extended attributes.
  • Checks access rights by using the security descriptor and access token.
  • Implements Windows remote management APIs.
  • Supports arbitrary named pipe RPC servers.

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