--- title: Extremely Easy Identity Management (with Fletcher Heisler!) description: Fletcher Heisler, CEO of Authentic Security, demos Authentik — an open-source, self-hosted identity provider (IDP) that aims to replace or consolidate tools... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/extremely-easy-identity-management-with-fletcher-heisler--zwuxyvkug twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Extremely Easy Identity Management (with Fletcher Heisler!) | daily.dev og:description: Fletcher Heisler, CEO of Authentic Security, demos Authentik — an open-source, self-hosted identity provider (IDP) that aims to replace or consolidate tools... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/extremely-easy-identity-management-with-fletcher-heisler--zwuxyvkug og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zwUxyvkUG.png og:image:alt: Extremely Easy Identity Management (with Fletcher Heisler!) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Extremely Easy Identity Management (with Fletcher Heisler!) **[John Hammond](https://daily.dev/sources/johnhammond)** · 14 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fletcher Heisler, CEO of Authentic Security, demos Authentik — an open-source, self-hosted identity provider (IDP) that aims to replace or consolidate tools like Okta, Ping, and Entra. The platform supports B2B, B2C, and service accounts (including AI agents), with everything exposed via API. Key differentiators include embedded Python expression policies for deep customization, a Terraform provider, FedRAMP/FIPS compliance support, and endpoint login integration for Windows/macOS/Linux. It deploys via Docker Compose and is free for self-hosted use, with an enterprise tier for compliance and multi-IDP scenarios. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Everybody Thinks Login Is Easy. Until It Is Not](https://daily.dev/posts/everybody-thinks-login-is-easy-until-it-is-not-bafpj6y08) · Auth0 · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Self-Hosted Human and Machine Identities in Keycloak 26.4](https://daily.dev/posts/self-hosted-human-and-machine-identities-in-keycloak-26-4-qbyrik6nv) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [What Is an Identity Provider \(IdP\)? 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