IAM and SSO with Keycloak
Introduction
Overview of Keycloak as an open-source Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution with support for standard protocols and extensive customization options.
Installation and Basic Configuration
Various Keycloak deployment options, container-based installation, database connection, bootstrap admin configuration and basic security settings.
User Management
Keycloak User Model with credentials management, password policies, custom attributes, user federation and various authentication methods like WebAuthn.
Authentication Flows
Configuration and customization of flows for registration, login and password reset with different requirements (Required, Alternative, Disabled) and sub-flow management.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
SSO protocols OIDC and SAML, OAuth2.0 flows (Authorization Code, Client Credentials), token management, scopes and client configuration for seamless user authentication.
Client Management
Detailed client configuration, mappers for token customization, group and role management, ClientScopes and multi-tenancy concepts for various application scenarios.
Identity Brokering
Integration of external identity providers, user reference management, attribute mapping and the differences between user federation and identity brokering approaches.
Operations
Production Keycloak deployments with TLS configuration, reverse proxy setup, brute force protection, security policies and management interface configuration.
Updates
Keycloak upgrade strategies, versioning, database migration, backup/restore processes and best practices for timely security updates.
Monitoring
Monitoring Keycloak instances with management interface, health checks, metrics collection, auditing of admin and user events as well as structured logging.
Cluster
Horizontal scaling of Keycloak with Infinispan cache, cache invalidation, volatile user sessions and multi-node setup for increased throughput and fault tolerance.
Optimized Container Image
Creating optimized Keycloak containers with build process for faster startup times, feature configuration and multi-stage Dockerfile strategies.
SPIs
Development and integration of Service Provider Interfaces to extend Keycloak functionalities with custom providers, debugging options and container-based development.
Themes
Customizing the Keycloak user interface through custom themes, theme development with hot-reload, resource management and upgrade strategies for design customizations.