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Life & fun · October 25, 2016

Run your own OAuth2 and OpenID Connect Provider

Internet-scale OpenID Certified™ OpenID Connect and OAuth2.1 provider that integrates with your user management through headless APIs. Solve OIDC/OAuth2 user cases over night. Consume as a service on Ory Network or self-host. Trusted by OpenAI and many others for scale and security. Written in Go. -

Run your own OAuth2 and OpenID Connect Provider launched on October 25, 2016 with 88 votes, #478 of 3,690 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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In plain words

This is an open-source OAuth2 and OpenID Connect provider implementation available on GitHub. It enables developers to set up their own authentication and authorization server rather than relying on third-party providers. The software is designed for teams and organizations that need to manage user identity and access control independently. It supports standard OAuth2 and OpenID Connect protocols, making it suitable for developers building custom authentication systems.

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From the sources

Internet-scale OpenID Certified™ OpenID Connect and OAuth2.1 provider that integrates with your user management through headless APIs. Solve OIDC/OAuth2 user cases over night. Consume as a service on Ory Network or self-host. Trusted by OpenAI and many others for scale and security. Written in Go. - ory/hydra

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