Dex is an OpenID Connect server that allows users to login through upstream identity providers. Clients use a standards-based OAuth2 flow to login users, while the actual authentication is performed by established user management systems such as Google, GitHub, FreeIPA, etc.
Dex is an OpenID Connect server that connects to other identity providers. Clients use a standards-based OAuth2 flow to login users, while the actual authentication is performed by established user management systems such as Google, GitHub, FreeIPA, etc.
[OpenID Connect][openid-connect] is a flavor of OAuth that builds on top of OAuth2 using the JOSE standards. This allows dex to provide:
[OpenID Connect][openid-connect] is a flavor of OAuth that builds on top of OAuth2 using the JOSE standards. This allows dex to provide:
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*[Kubernetes][kubernetes]
*[Kubernetes][kubernetes]
*[AWS STS][aws-sts]
*[AWS STS][aws-sts]
## Kubernetes + dex
Dex's main production use is as an auth-N addon in CoreOS's enterprise Kubernetes solution, [Tectonic][tectonic]. Dex runs natively on top of any Kubernetes cluster using Third Party Resources and can drive API server authentication through the OpenID Connect plugin. Clients, such as the [Tectonic Console][tectonic-console] and `kubectl`, can act on behalf users who can login to the cluster through any identity provider dex supports.
More docs for running dex as a Kubernetes authenticator can be found [here](Documentation/kubernetes.md).
