IAM with Keycloak: We make identity a stable platform building block
Well-designed identity and access management (IAM) is critical to the security of your business data and resources. We use the open source tool Keycloak to solve your IAM challenges in a sustainable way.
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Why Keycloak for your IAM?
Maximum freedom instead of vendor lock-in! Keycloak combines the flexibility of modern cloud IDPs with the full data sovereignty of an on-premises solution. You benefit from an enterprise-ready standard without skyrocketing licensing costs or dependencies on third-party providers:
- Full data sovereignty & GDPR compliance: Whether you run the solution on your own infrastructure, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment – your identity and access data remain 100% under your control, protected from access by external SaaS providers.
- Seamless & Centralized Access: True single sign-on (SSO) and single logout (SLO) via open standards (OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0) for all web, mobile, and legacy applications.
- State-of-the-art security standards: Integrated multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometric logins (WebAuthn/passkeys), flexible password policies, and social login integration (Google, GitHub, etc.).
- Open Source & Fully Customizable: No per-user licensing fees, fully customizable login flows, custom CI branding via themes, and direct integration with existing user directories (LDAP, Active Directory).
- Cloud-Native & Highly Available: Built for Kubernetes, automated deployments, and cluster operations – Keycloak scales efficiently with your user base.
- Futuresafe for agent-based AI: When AI agents access tools and data on behalf of your users, secure delegation becomes essential. With OAuth 2.1 – the foundation of MCP authorization – and token exchange, Keycloak ensures precise, traceable access in accordance with the least-privilege principle.
Stefan Gries
We don't build IAM systems from scratch; instead, we build them within established, complex architectures. Keycloak is the Swiss pocket knife that works exactly where standard cloud solutions fail.
Stefan Gries
Why choose codecentric?
From open-source to your daily practice! As an active member of the Keycloak community, we combine a deep understanding of the core technology with practical enterprise experience to build a sustainable identity and access management solution for you:
- Active Keycloak Contributors: We contribute directly to the open-source core. This means we have a detailed understanding of the roadmap, resolve edge cases right at the source, and incorporate your requirements into the standard product in a future-proof way.
- Experience from over 100 projects: Whether you’re an agile startup, an upper-mid-market company, or a DAX-listed corporation – we understand the typical pitfalls of migrations, high-availability setups, and complex legacy integrations.
- Tailor-made & ready for production: We don’t deliver isolated, siloed solutions; instead, we seamlessly integrate Keycloak into your CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructures, and existing security frameworks.
Jens Lehnhoff
For us, Keycloak isn't just an alternative tool – it's the de facto standard for anyone who takes data sovereignty and enterprise features equally seriously.
Jens Lehnhoff
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IAM & IT Consultant, Software Engineer
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Stefan Gries
IAM & IT Consultant, Software Engineer