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Ory Oathkeeper

Cloud-native Zero Trust Identity and Access Proxy and API Gateway.

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LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub stars4.2k
Last commit1 weeks ago
Tags6 topics
Identity Aware ProxyZero Trust ProxyApi GatewayJwt ValidationSecurityGolang
Overview

Why consider Ory Oathkeeper?

Ory Oathkeeper is an open-source Zero Trust Identity and Access Proxy (IAP) and API Gateway. Written in Go, it intercepts incoming HTTP requests and authorizes them using JWTs, OAuth2 tokens, session cookies, and Ory Keto relationship rules.

Guided learning

Learn Ory Oathkeeper by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Ory Oathkeeper

Ory Oathkeeper validates security credentials before requests reach upstream backend microservices.

Running with Docker

bash
1docker run -d \
2 --name oathkeeper \
3 -p 4455:4455 -p 4456:4456 \
4 oryd/oathkeeper:v0.40.6

Ory Oathkeeper is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.

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Ory Oathkeeper FAQs

Ory Oathkeeper is listed as a Devops Infrastructure tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Ory Oathkeeper is listed under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Ory Oathkeeper is listed as an alternative to Cloudflare Access. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.