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Categories/Digital Identity/authentik
authentik

authentik

Bring all of your authentication into a unified platform.

Pricing model

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use authentik to manage authentication and identity for all your applications in one place. It provides single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and user provisioning across different apps. You can self-host it to keep control of your authentication data instead of relying on third-party services. The tool supports various protocols like SAML, OAuth, and LDAP, and includes features like conditional access policies, application proxying, and WebAuthn support for passwordless login.

What authentik does

Configure single sign-on for multiple applicationsSet up multi-factor authentication policiesCreate user groups with different access permissionsDeploy authentication proxy for legacy systemsConfigure WebAuthn for passwordless loginImport users from existing LDAP directoriesSet up conditional access based on risk factorsAutomate user lifecycle management through APIsSelf-hosted identity provider with full data controlSupports SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, and LDAP protocolsWebAuthn support for passwordless authenticationConditional access policies based on location and deviceApplication proxy for legacy apps without SSOMulti-factor authentication with various methodsUser self-service portal for password resetsAPI-driven automation and customization

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free

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