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Matrix Authentication Service

OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect provider for Matrix homeservers

Matrix & XMPP ★ 284 stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Matrix Authentication Service is a standalone OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect provider from Element that handles authentication for Matrix homeservers such as Synapse, moving Matrix login to delegated, standards-based auth. Written in Rust.

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Key features

  • OAuth 2.0 and OIDC for Matrix
  • Delegated authentication
  • Modern login flows
  • Works with Synapse

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Rust
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Trade-offs

  • Requires a Matrix homeserver
  • Auth component only

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