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Dev tools · January 14, 2016

Fosite – OAuth2 framework for Go

Extensible security first OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect SDK for Go. - ory/fosite

Fosite – OAuth2 framework for Go launched on January 14, 2016 with 38 votes, #1,947 of 4,523 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Fosite is an OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect framework designed for Go developers. It provides a foundation for building secure authentication and authorization systems with extensibility in mind. The framework is built with security as a priority and allows developers to customize its behavior for their specific needs. It is hosted on GitHub and maintained by the Ory team.

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