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identity-providers

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…

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 13 min read
product

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.…

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 7 min read
security

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.

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 16 min read
Tutorials

Keycloak Passkeys & WebAuthn: The Complete Guide

Set up passkeys and WebAuthn in Keycloak for passwordless login and two-factor auth: required actions, authentication flows, policies, and browser…

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 13 min read
Tutorials

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.

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 14 min read
comparisons

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.

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 10 min read
comparisons

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.

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 10 min read
keycloak-operations

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…

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 17 min read
security

The Keycloak Security Hardening Checklist

A practical Keycloak security hardening checklist: TLS, proxy and hostname config, brute-force defense, token and session settings, admin access, and…

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 10 min read
security

The Keycloak Security Hardening Checklist

A practical Keycloak security hardening checklist: TLS, proxy and hostname config, brute-force defense, token and session settings, admin access, and…

Guilliano Molaire Guilliano Molaire 10 min read

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