https://zar3bski.com/tags/identity-management/ Recent content in Identity Management on zar3bski Hugo en-us © [David Zarebski](https://zar3bski.com) Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zar3bski.com/devops/keycloak_rbac/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zar3bski.com/devops/keycloak_rbac/ <h2 id="the-need">The need</h2> <p>As an identity server, the main purpose of Keycloak is to provide single authentication methods for many applications while leaving the task of filtering users access to the later based on custom, application side, claims to role mappings. In short, Keycloak provides authentication and identification while the application servers handle <strong>Role Based Access Control</strong> (<strong>RBAC</strong>) based on the claims retrieved from the identity server. Such distribution of responsibility allows fine-grained access-control.</p>