Keycloak
Mohammed Alshukaili
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Keycloak

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Introduction

What is keycloak?

Keycloak is a software tool that helps manage user identities and access to various applications and services.

  1. Identity Management: Keycloak helps manage user identities. It stores and manages user information, like usernames, passwords, and other personal details.
  2. Authentication: It checks if users are who they say they are. When you log into a website, Keycloak verifies your username and password.
  3. Single Sign-On (SSO): Keycloak allows you to log in once and access multiple applications without needing to log in again for each one. It's like having a master key for several different doors.
  4. Access Control: It controls what users can do within each application. Keycloak decides if you have the permission to access certain features or data based on your role or group.
  5. Social Login: Keycloak can integrate with social media accounts, allowing users to log in using their Facebook, Google, or other social media credentials.
  6. Customization and Integration: It can be customized to fit specific needs and can integrate with various applications and systems.

In essence, Keycloak is a comprehensive tool that helps businesses and organizations securely manage who can access their digital applications and what they can do within those applications.

Deploy keycloak

Requirements

  • Docker
  • Docker compose

I am preparing to set up and configure Keycloak on an Ubuntu server environment.

nitially, execute a git clone of the repository at https://github.com/Squishyxo/keycloak.git, as this will streamline the process of generating the required certificates.

  • Add Kubernetes master IP in the last line of the file "ssl.conf"
  • Create CA

Run: ./create_ca.sh

This will generate a certificate called rootCA.crt. You would need to secure copy this certificate into the path: /etc/kubernetes/pki on the Kubernetes master.

  • Create and sign Certificates for nginx

Run: ../issue_cert.sh

  • build nginx and start up the network

docker-compose build && docker-compose up

  • Access keycloak

Open https://localhost:8443 and sign in with user admin and password pass

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