Keycloak - Identity and Access Management for Modern Applications: Harness the power of Keycloak, OpenID Connect, 2nd Edition

Gain a firm practical understanding of Keycloak to enable authentication and authorization in applications while leveraging the additional features provided by Keycloak

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Key Features

Discover Keycloak by understanding Identity and Access Management and integrating it with existing user bases
Implement authentication and authorization in applications using Keycloak 22
Utilize Keycloak in securing applications developed by you and the existing applications in your enterprise

Book Description

The 2nd 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 the latest distribution of Keycloak. As you progress, you will 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 will have learned how to install and manage the latest version of Keycloak to secure new and existing applications using the newest features.
What you will learn

Understand how to install, configure and manage the latest version of Keycloak
Leverage additional features and capabilities of Keycloak in this new version
Discover new updates to installing and running Keycloak
Secure new and existing applications with Keycloak
Safely manage Keycloak in a production environmenT
Discover available frameworks and third-party libraries that can expand Keycloak

Who this book is for

This book is for developers, sysadmins, security engineers, or anyone who wants to leverage Keycloak and its capabilities for application security.. Basic knowledge of app development, authentication, and authorization is expected.
Table of Contents

Getting Started with Keycloak
Securing Your First Application
Brief Introduction to Standards
Authenticating Users with OIDC
Authorizing Access with OAuth 2.0
Securing Different Application Types
Integrating Applications with Keycloak
Authorization Strategies
Configuring Keycloak for Production
Managing Users
Authenticating Users
Managing Tokens and Sessions
Extending Keycloak
Securing Keycloak and Applications