Insights on Identity, Security & Keycloak
Tutorials, deep dives, and best practices from the Skycloak team.
Top 7 Keycloak Cluster Configuration Best Practices
Learn the top 7 Keycloak cluster configuration best practices covering discovery, Infinispan caching, database pooling, sticky sessions, and monitoring.
12 min read
How to Configure Microsoft Entra ID as a SAML Identity Provider in Keycloak
Step-by-step guide to configuring Microsoft Entra ID as a SAML identity provider in Keycloak, with attribute mappers, metadata import, and…
13 min read
Migrating from Self-Hosted Keycloak to Skycloak in Under 30 Minutes
A new wizard takes your Keycloak pg_dump, theme, and extensions and provisions a managed cluster with everything already in place.…
7 min read
Keycloak Auditing & Event Logging: The Complete Guide
A complete guide to Keycloak auditing: login and admin events, event listeners, retention, SIEM forwarding, alerting, and security best practices.
16 min read
Keycloak Passkeys & WebAuthn: The Complete Guide
Set up passkey authentication in Keycloak with WebAuthn, for passwordless login and phishing-resistant 2FA: required actions, flows, policies, browser support.
14 min read
Keycloak as a SAML Service Provider: The Complete Guide
Configure Keycloak as a SAML 2.0 Service Provider: identity brokering, metadata exchange, assertion validation, attribute mapping, and common SP errors.
14 min read
Keycloak vs Stytch: Comparison for Modern Auth
Keycloak vs Stytch compared: open-source self-hosted IdP vs a developer-first passwordless auth API. Protocols, passwordless/passkeys, control, and cost model.
10 min read
Keycloak Backup and Restore: A Practical Guide
How to back up and restore Keycloak: why the database is the source of truth, backing up PostgreSQL, realm exports…
17 min read
The Keycloak Security Hardening Checklist
Keycloak security hardening checklist: TLS, proxy and hostname config, brute-force defense, token and session settings, admin access, and audit logging.
10 min read
How Many Realms Can One Keycloak Cluster Handle? We Measured It
How many realms one Keycloak cluster can handle, measured: the cache settings to reach thousands, why restarts hit 7.5 minutes,…
10 min read
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