Kanidm
Fast, secure, and modern identity management platform written in Rust with native WebAuthn and LDAP support.
Why consider Kanidm?
Kanidm is an open-source identity provider designed to simplify user and credential management for homelabs and enterprises alike. Written in Rust, it delivers built-in support for passkeys, OAuth2/OIDC single sign-on, RADIUS, and legacy LDAP environments.
Learn Kanidm by building
Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.
In this guide4 sections
Overview and Core Architecture
Kanidm is a simple and secure identity management platform that allows applications to offload authenticating and storing user identities. Developed natively in Rust, the platform emphasizes memory safety, fast execution, and strict defaults out of the box.
Kanidm supports passkeys and WebAuthn for cryptographic authentication as well as Linux integration with TPM-protected offline authentication. This allows modern endpoint workstations and server fleets to verify identities securely even when disconnected from the central network.
Evaluation Prerequisites
Kanidm evaluation requires a container engine such as Docker, Podman, or a compatible containerd environment.
User Administration and CLI Operations
kanidm login --name idm_adminkanidm person create demo_user "Demonstration User" --name idm_adminkanidm person get demo_user --name idm_adminCredential Strategies
Kanidm prompts for TOTP first before the password to mitigate brute-force password testing attacks.
kanidm person credential create-reset-token demo_user --name idm_adminKanidm is published as an open source project distributed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0.
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