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0 pointsmumblemumble5y ago0 comments

For this purpose, I'd strongly prefer LDAP over OIDC.

The reason being, companies that have a need for something like this are much more likely to be set up with their own LDAP server than with their own OIDC provider. I'm guessing the next most useful one might (still) be SAML, and then OIDC would be the cherry on top.

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l3s2d5y ago

I think OIDC should be the default authentication for services like this. It is the newest, and simplest, of the three. Any sort of integration with existing SAML or LDAP can be done via a bridge. Keycloak supports this, I believe.

user59944615y ago

Indeed OIDC is the standard nowadays and for the future years.

Active Directory has OIDC support since version 2016 (and SAML since earlier), which makes it the de facto supported protocol in companies.

SAML is rightfully losing adoption because it's way more difficult to use. LDAP is moot for a variety of reasons, though it's still used by some internal services.

closeparen5y ago

LDAP pins you down to a username+password flow and requires you to handle that password. Would much rather see authentication flows that are ready for WebAuthN, etc. by default.

mumblemumbleOP5y ago

100% agreed there. I'm just thinking, you generally get more value out of building for the world you live in than out of building for the world you wish you lived in.

thinkmassive5y ago

If you visit the issue I linked you’ll see they crossed out SAML support with the note “won't be implemented, since repository authentication mechanisms doesn't support these providers”

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