Apache Syncope backend with Apache Karaf
Apache Syncope is an identity manager (IdM). It comes with a web console where you can manage users, attributes, roles, etc. It also comes with a REST API allowing to integrate with other applications. By default, Syncope has its own database, but it can also “façade” another backend (LDAP, ActiveDirectory, JDBC) by using ConnId. In the next releases (4.0.0, 3.0.2, 2.4.0, and 2.3.7), Karaf provides (by default) a SyncopeLoginModule allowing you to use Syncope as backend for users and roles. This blog introduces this new feature and explains how to configure and use it. Installing Apache Syncope The easiest way to start with Syncope is to use the Syncope standalone distribution. It comes with a Apache Tomcat instance already installed with the different Syncope modules. You can download the Syncope standalone distribution archive from http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/syncope/1.1.8/syncope-standalone-1.1.8-distribution.zip . Uncompress the distribution in the directory of your choice