Unified authentication and SSO with Keycloak

Purpose

Centralize authentication and single sign-on for authorized applications, reducing scattered credentials and improving identity control.

Possible scope

• Assessment of applications, protocols and identity sources
• Keycloak architecture and installation
• Configuration of realms, clients, roles, groups and service accounts
• OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 and SAML according to compatibility
• Federation with LDAP, Active Directory or other providers
• MFA, authentication flows and account recovery

Deliverables

Inventory, architecture, application-and-role matrix, configuration, tested integrations, security controls, operations manual and rollback procedure.

Requirements

Identity and security owners, application inventory, compatible protocols, authorized directories, domains, certificates and environments.

Exclusions

Compatibility is not assumed for applications that lack suitable standards. Keycloak does not eliminate impersonation, authorization or availability risks; it requires continuous operation, updating and monitoring.

Next step

Assess an SSO architecture