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Keycloak
Plans and prices
Keycloak
Free
Open-source identity and access management software · no published paid plans or usage limits found
Read 9 Oct 2026 · keycloak.org
On the record
- Authentication
- Keycloak supports passkeys, passwords, X.509 certificates, and two-factor authentication with recovery codes and TOTP/HOTP.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Authorization
- Administrators can define fine-grained authorization policies for applications and services.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The downloads page provides a server distribution, a container image for Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, and an operator for Kubernetes and OpenShift.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Feature status
- Some features are disabled by default, and the project notes that preview features require enabling and may not be generally available as supported features.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Identity brokering
- Keycloak can authenticate users through external OpenID Connect or SAML identity providers and social networks including Google, GitHub, Facebook, and Twitter.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The Keycloak project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project home
- Keycloak is an open-source identity and access management project accepted into the CNCF as an incubating project in April 2023.cncf.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Keycloak supports OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and SAML.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Keycloak adds authentication to applications and secure services, so they do not need to store or authenticate users themselves.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks vulnerability reporters to email its security team and says it aims to acknowledge reports within seven business days.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Single sign-on
- Users can sign in once through Keycloak to access multiple applications and sign out of them together.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project recommends Red Hat build of Keycloak for users who cannot regularly upgrade and need long-term support for specific versions.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- User federation
- Keycloak can synchronize users from LDAP and Active Directory servers and bridge authentication through Kerberos.keycloak.org · read 9 Oct 2026
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