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Keycloak - Identity and Access Management for Modern Applications - Second Edition

By : Stian Thorgersen, Pedro Igor Silva
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Book Image

Keycloak - Identity and Access Management for Modern Applications - Second Edition

4.8 (5)
By: Stian Thorgersen, Pedro Igor Silva

Overview of this book

The second edition of Keycloak - Identity and Access Management for Modern Applications is an updated, comprehensive introduction to Keycloak and its updates. In this new edition, you will learn how to use the latest distribution of Keycloak. The recent versions of Keycloak are now based on Quarkus, which brings a new and improved user experience and a new admin console with a higher focus on usability. You will see how to leverage Spring Security, instead of the Keycloak Spring adapter while using Keycloak 22. As you progress, you’ll understand the new Keycloak distribution and explore best practices in using OAuth. Finally, you'll cover general best practices and other information on how to protect your applications. By the end of this new edition, you’ll have learned how to install and manage the latest version of Keycloak to secure new and existing applications using the latest features.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to use OAuth 2.0 to provide your applications, as well as third-party applications, with access to services without exposing credentials, as well as only giving applications exactly what access they need. You also learned how OpenID Connect can be leveraged for single sign-on to your applications, as well as allowing external users to access your applications. Finally, you learned how SAML 2.0 is still an important standard that you should be aware of, even though you may not want to choose it for your own applications.

In the next chapter, you will get a deeper understanding of OAuth 2.0 with a practical guide on how you can use Keycloak to leverage this standard in your applications.