FreeIPA security hardening

Specific hardening jobs on FreeIPA servers and policies: FIPS mode, password quality, LDAP bind rules, inactive accounts and security releases.

Running FreeIPA in FIPS mode

Deploying FreeIPA on FIPS-enabled hosts: enabling FIPS before installation, the restricted Kerberos encryption types, every replica in FIPS mode, no conversion of existing deployments, and features such as RADIUS that do not qualify.

Disabling inactive accounts in FreeIPA

Meeting rules that require disabling unused accounts when FreeIPA does not track successful authentications: what the design proposes, data sources for last login, and scripted reviews.

Enforcing OTP for LDAP binds in FreeIPA

Closing the gap where LDAP binds bypass FreeIPA two-factor authentication: OTP enforcement for LDAP authentication added in 4.12, affected applications, and rollout testing.

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