Reference

Information about architecture, flows, charm integrations, and other reference material for quick lookup.

Platform Overview

General documentation covering the architecture and cross-cutting features of the Identity Platform.

  • Architecture: Technical breakdown of core components and communication flows.

  • Self-service flows: Details on user-initiated actions like recovery and registration.

  • Observability: Technical specs for metrics, alerts, and dashboards.

Components

Technical reference material for the individual charms that make up the Identity Platform stack.

Component

Description

Kratos

Identity and user management system.

Hydra

OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) server.

Login UI

Frontend entry point and identity broker interface.

Kratos External IdP Integrator

Configuration tool for third-party OIDC providers.

OpenFGA

Relationship-based access control (ReBAC) engine.

OAuth2 Proxy

Identity and Access Proxy (IAP) for non-OIDC applications.

GLAuth

Lightweight LDAP interface for the Identity Platform.

GLAuth Utils

Utility tools for managing the GLAuth interface.