# Kanidm

Open-source identity management server with passkeys, OAuth2 and OpenID Connect, LDAP, RADIUS and Linux login integration, written in Rust.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/kanidm/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-03
Listed since: 2026-11-03

## Record

### Links

- home: https://kanidm.com
- repository: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm
- docs: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/
- forum: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm/discussions

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Kanidm project team
- maintainerType: community
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2019
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: auth
- hosting: binary
- language: rust
- runtime: binary
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: database
- databases: not applicable
- adminUi: not applicable
- headlessApi: not applicable
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: not applicable

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: docker

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MPL-2.0

### Releases

- currentMajor: 1
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-11-01

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 5528
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 156
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://kanidm.com (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/ (read 2026-11-03)
- maintainer: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/support.html (read 2026-11-03)
- license: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm/blob/master/LICENSE.md (read 2026-11-03)
- category: https://kanidm.com (read 2026-11-03)
- language: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm (read 2026-11-03)
- runtime: https://kanidm.com (read 2026-11-03)
- contentStore: https://kanidm.com/comparisons/ (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/evaluation_quickstart.html (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/installing_client_tools.html (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/installing_client_tools.html (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/print.html (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/print.html (read 2026-11-03)
- runsAs: https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/print.html (read 2026-11-03)
- currentMajor: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm/releases/tag/v1.12.0 (read 2026-11-03)
- latestReleaseDate: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm/releases/tag/v1.12.0 (read 2026-11-03)
- firstRelease: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm/releases/tag/v1.0.0rc1 (read 2026-11-03)
- githubStargazers: https://github.com/kanidm/kanidm (read 2026-11-03)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/kanidm/kanidm/contributors (read 2026-11-03)

## Notes

Kanidm is an identity management server written in Rust. It offers passkey login through WebAuthn, OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect for single sign-on into web applications, a read-only LDAPS gateway for legacy systems and RADIUS for network and VPN authentication. Users have a web UI for self service, and administrators use the command line tools.

The server runs from a container image, which the [evaluation quickstart](https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/evaluation_quickstart.html) pulls and starts with Docker or Podman. The [client tools page](https://kanidm.github.io/kanidm/stable/installing_client_tools.html) covers system packages and cargo. The project's [comparison page](https://kanidm.com/comparisons/) compares Kanidm with LLDAP, Keycloak, Authentik, Authelia, Zitadel and Rauthy.

## Worth knowing

The evaluation quickstart is for trying Kanidm out; the project recommends following the installation chapter for a production deployment because of security considerations. The project's support page gives each stable release a limited support window.

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