LDAP with caching using SSSD is a better solution. I just implemented it to replace using a configuration management tool. I use the configuration management to

LDAP with caching using SSSD is a better solution. I just implemented it to replace using a configuration management tool. I use the configuration management tool to setup the LDAP server, and LDAP for authentication. But would take the configuration management tool over your toool. Your tool is too niche.