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Keycloak vs OpenAthens

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

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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OpenAthens

OpenAthens

Education & Reference

OpenAthens is an access management system that provides single sign-on to resources including publications, databases, and other online services, especially for the education and research sectors. It allows users to access subscribed resources using existing credentials from their organization.

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