Canonical Identity documentation

Canonical Identity represents a suite of identity and access management (IAM) solutions provided by Canonical, encompassing the Canonical Identity Platform alongside a growing stack of additional extensions and integrations. It is designed to be a highly modular, secure, and scalable ecosystem that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and access governance controls across diverse infrastructures.

In this documentation

Tutorials

Get started — Follow end-to-end and charm-centered tutorials to deploy and configure the platform for the first time.

Tutorials
How-to guides

Step-by-step guides — Learn how to integrate applications, manage external identity providers, and perform day-2 operations.

How-to guides
Reference

Technical information — Review architecture diagrams, component specifications, and individual charm reference material.

Reference
Explanation

Concepts — Understand the underlying design, security posture, and protocols like OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.

Explanation