On the recordRead 5 Oct 202613 facts
Dex
Plans and prices
Dex
Free
Open-source federated identity service · self-hosted · no listed usage limits
Read 5 Oct 2026 · dexidp.io
On the record
- Connector limitation
- The SAML connector does not issue refresh tokens, which can prevent offline access for clients such as kubectl.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Dex can be installed as a container image, deployed with a Helm chart, or built from source, and the site says it runs anywhere Go runs.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Features
- Dex provides a single authentication layer so teams can add upstream providers without changing their application code.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Governance
- The official site identifies Dex as a CNCF Sandbox project developed under CNCF governance.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented connectors include LDAP, GitHub, SAML 2.0, GitLab, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, AuthProxy, Bitbucket Cloud, OpenShift, Atlassian Crowd, Gitea, and OpenStack Keystone.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes
- Dex offers a lightweight binary and official Helm chart for use alongside Kubernetes workloads.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Machine authentication
- Dex documents OAuth2 token exchange for exchanging an existing access or ID token for a Dex-issued token, including for CI and other automated processes.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Dex is a federated OpenID Connect identity service that lets applications use OIDC while Dex connects to upstream identity providers.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Dex’s storage documentation says its backing storage can contain signing keys and bcrypt-hashed passwords and recommends transport security and database access controls.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- Dex says GitHub and mailing lists are not appropriate for vulnerability reports and links to a security disclosure process.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Dex supports etcd, Kubernetes custom resources, SQLite3, Postgres, and MySQL for persistent state.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Dex directs users to file issues for bugs and feature requests and offers general discussion through CNCF Slack and GitHub Discussions.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Token claims
- Dex supports scopes and claims including email, profile, groups, federated identity, and offline access, subject to connector capabilities.dexidp.io · read 5 Oct 2026
