--- title: Modern Linux identity management: from local auth to the... description: Canonical outlines its framework for modern Linux identity management on Ubuntu, covering three layers: local authentication limitations, cloud-native identity... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/modern-linux-identity-management-from-local-auth-to-the-cloud-with-ubuntu-ylca6sjlg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Modern Linux identity management: from local auth to the cloud with Ubuntu | daily.dev og:description: Canonical outlines its framework for modern Linux identity management on Ubuntu, covering three layers: local authentication limitations, cloud-native identity... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/modern-linux-identity-management-from-local-auth-to-the-cloud-with-ubuntu-ylca6sjlg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ylca6SjLG.png og:image:alt: Modern Linux identity management: from local auth to the cloud with Ubuntu og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Modern Linux identity management: from local auth to the cloud with Ubuntu **[Ubuntu](https://daily.dev/sources/ubuntu)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canonical outlines its framework for modern Linux identity management on Ubuntu, covering three layers: local authentication limitations, cloud-native identity via authd (supporting Microsoft Entra ID and Google Cloud IAM with OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant, MFA, and offline caching), and on-premises Active Directory integration via ADSys (Group Policy Objects, privilege management, AppArmor profiles, certificate auto-enrollment). 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