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Version: 8.5

Identity

Use Identity in Camunda 8 Self-Managed to manage authentication, access, and authorization for your users and applications.

About Identity​

Identity is included by default in the Docker Compose and Helm deployments of Camunda 8 Self-Managed, and is configured by default to use a packaged Keycloak instance as an identity provider (IdP).

  • Administrators can use Identity to manage users, groups, roles, permissions, and applications within the Camunda 8 platform.
  • Identity supports both users (interacting via Camunda UIs) and applications (interacting via Camunda APIs, such as job workers) with secure authorization based on OAuth 2.0 standards.
  • Users can log in to Camunda 8 component UIs via an IdP login page. Applications can authenticate via machine-to-machine (M2M) tokens.
  • You can also choose to integrate Identity with an external OIDC provider or connect to an existing Keycloak installation.

Get started with Identity​

If you're new to Identity, get started by learning how to open and log in to the Identity interface.

Configure Identity​

Configure your Identity Keycloak and OIDC integration.

Authentication​

Depending on your configuration, users and applications can authenticate with Camunda 8 via the IdP using the OAuth 2.0 protocol, using either a login page or M2M tokens.

Manage Identity​

Manage and control access for your users and applications, using groups and roles/permissions (role-based access control).

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