As learned earlier, OpenDaylight is a modular platform for integrating multiple plugins and modules. There are many plugins and modules built for OpenDaylight. Some are in production, while some are still under development. We have collected a list of important OpenDaylight modules here, and we will describe their functions.
Project type: Main
This is also referred to as triple A , It is an implementation of an enterprise-level identity provider for the OpenDaylight controller.
AAA projects have a larger domain that includes not only authenticating the users accessing the ODL web interface, but also acting as an identity provider for ODL. If you are familiar with OpenStack, you'd know that it is similar to what a keystone project does in an OpenStack platform, although with some different features and capabilities.
Let's go back to the basic principles in order to become familiar with AAA. It stands for authentication, authorization...