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24 alternatives to Keycloak

Open Source Identity and Access Management

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Keycloak launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   KEYCLOAK▲5

   Open Source Identity and Access Management - Login

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Keybase▲90

   A public directory of publicly auditable public keys

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3KA
   Kryptonite – a new home for your SSH private key▲338

   2017 · krypt.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   KeyMe▲126

   Copy keys. Solve lockouts.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5TD
   TideCloak – Decentralized IAM for security and user sovereignty▲54

   Hey HN! After 6 years of R&D, our small team is excited to share our project TideCloak - an IAM designed to help developers move fast without worrying about catastrophic breaches or overpowered admins with keys to the kingdom. Traditional IAMs rely on centralized authority - admins, root certificates, and decryption keys - which create glaring vulnerabilities in a breach. To address this, we’ve integrated Keycloak (Red Hat’s IAM) with a decentralized key architecture powered by our (academically validated) Ineffable Cryptography. Here’s the idea: keys are split across a decentralized network…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   LaunchKey▲67

   Next gen identity & access management

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Common Key▲87

   Team Password Management

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Kisi▲75

   Cloud-managed keyless access for the office

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9IB
   I built a simple, open-source tool to manage servers and SSH keys▲133

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cryptohawk 2.0▲77

    A hub for all crypto currency needs

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11LA
    Lego – A Let's Encrypt Library and CLI in Go▲93

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Keybase for Mobile▲159

    End-to-end encryption messaging platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    KeyDisk 2▲100

    Awesome replacement to stupid key rings

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ring▲83

    A free software for distributed and secured communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    KeePassX▲83

    A cross-platform app for secure personal data management

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17KS
    Keyper – SSH Key Based Authentication Manager is now open source▲7

    2020 · keyper.dbsentry.com · its alternatives →

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    KeyBox▲70

    A web-based SSH console

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    LessPass▲117

    Next-gen open source password manager

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20IC
    I created a Udemy course about How to extend Keycloak(programmatically)▲8

    I summarized everything I learned while working on Keycloak during the past years

    2023 · udemy.com · its alternatives →

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    KeepKey▲67

    Bitcoin hardware wallet

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Todo for hackers▲101

    CLI Todo app for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    OpenPaths▲62

    A secure data locker for personal location information

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Bike Shed - #32: Bug For Bug Compatibility▲55

    Microsoft's interest in open source and Sean's progress imp…

    2015 · its alternatives →

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