authelia

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About

Authelia is an OpenID Certified™ Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor Authentication portal designed to secure web applications.

The Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps, now OpenID Certified™

Primary Use Case

Authelia is primarily used to provide centralized authentication and access control for web applications, enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). It is ideal for organizations and developers looking to enhance security and user experience by integrating robust identity and access management solutions into their web services.

Key Features

Single Sign-On (SSO) support
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) capabilities
OpenID Certified™ compliance
Centralized authentication portal for web apps
Integration with various backend identity providers
High security standards and best practices adherence
Extensive configuration and customization options

Installation

Clone the repository from GitHub: git clone https://github.com/authelia/authelia.git
Build the project using the provided build system (e.g., Buildkite CI)
Configure Authelia with your preferred backend and authentication settings
Deploy Authelia as a web service in your environment
Integrate Authelia with your web applications for SSO and MFA

Usage

>_ authelia --help

Displays help information and available commands for Authelia.

>_ authelia --config /path/to/configuration.yml

Starts Authelia using the specified configuration file.

>_ authelia verify

Runs verification checks on the current configuration and environment.

Security Frameworks

Initial Access

Persistence

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Privilege Escalation

Usage Insights

Integrate Authelia with existing SIEM solutions to correlate authentication events for enhanced anomaly detection.
Use Authelia’s MFA capabilities to harden access to critical web applications, reducing attack surface for credential-based attacks.
Leverage centralized SSO to streamline user access management and improve auditability during incident response.
Combine Authelia with threat intelligence feeds to dynamically adjust authentication policies based on risk scores.
Deploy Authelia in a containerized environment for scalable and flexible identity management across hybrid cloud infrastructures.