LABINTERMEDIATE

Keycloak Integration

Set up Keycloak as an OIDC provider for Backstage with realms, clients, and end-to-end authentication workflows

180 minutes
developer-experience/backstage
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Lab Overview

Implement production-ready authentication using Keycloak as an OIDC provider. Configure realms and clients, set up user management, integrate with Backstage authentication, and test complete authentication workflows.

You'll learn to:

  • Deploy Keycloak using Docker with proper configuration
  • Configure realms, clients, and OIDC settings for Backstage integration
  • Set up Backstage OIDC authentication provider configuration
  • Test complete authentication workflows and user sessions
  • Understand authentication security best practices
  • Configure user groups and role mappings for permissions
  • Sync Keycloak users and groups to the Backstage catalog

This hands-on lab establishes enterprise-grade authentication for your developer portal.

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Prerequisites

backstage-first-template

authentication-fundamentals

docker-networking

Technologies Covered

backstageauthenticationkeycloakoidcsecurity

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This lab is part of the Backstage 101: Internal Developer Portal Fundamentals course

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