Keycloak

Keycloak is used as a centralized identity and access management layer, providing consistent authentication and authorization across applications, services, and internal platforms.

It is treated as a foundational platform service, enabling secure access patterns while reducing identity-related complexity within individual applications.

Key Capabilities

• Centralized Authentication (SSO)
  Provides a single authentication layer for multiple applications and services.

• Standards-Based Identity
  Implements OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect for interoperable, future-proof integrations.

• User Federation
  Integrates with external identity stores such as LDAP and Active Directory.

• Identity Brokering
  Supports external identity providers and delegated authentication flows.

• Fine-Grained Authorization
  Enables role-based and policy-driven access control across services.

Experience & Platform Contribution

Designed and implemented identity and access patterns using Keycloak as part of a shared platform, supporting secure access across microservices and internal tools.

Key contributions included:

• Establishing standard authentication flows for application and service access
• Defining role and permission models aligned with platform and product needs
• Integrating Keycloak with service-to-service and user-facing systems
• Reducing duplication of identity logic across applications
• Advising teams on secure authentication, authorization, and token management practices

Keycloak served as a critical security primitive within the platform, enabling consistent access control while allowing application teams to focus on core functionality.