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Kanidm

Modern, simple and secure identity management server

Identity & SSO ★ 5.2k stars Medium setup MPL-2.0

Kanidm is an identity management platform written in Rust, focused on simplicity, security and correctness. It provides authentication for web applications, Unix systems and LDAP-aware services.

Key features

  • OAuth2 and OpenID Connect provider
  • Passkey-first authentication
  • Unix and LDAP integration
  • Strong security defaults

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Memory safe and lightweight
  • Excellent passwordless support

Trade-offs

  • Smaller ecosystem and tooling

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