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AWS Identity and Access Management vs Keycloak

A side-by-side look at AWS Identity and Access Management and Keycloak. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

AWS Identity and Access Management

AWS Identity and Access Management

Security & Privacy

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that enables AWS customers to manage user access to AWS resources. IAM makes it easy to create and manage AWS users, groups, roles and permissions to allow and deny access to AWS services and resources.

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Keycloak

Keycloak

Security & Privacy

Keycloak is an open source identity and access management solution. It handles authentication, authorization, and user federation and makes it easy to secure applications and services. Keycloak provides out-of-the-box support for popular protocols like OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and SAML 2.0.

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