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Dex
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dex | Open-source federated identity service · self-hosted · no listed usage limits | Free |
As dexidp.io lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Dex's own pages
- Connector limitation
- The SAML connector does not issue refresh tokens, which can prevent offline access for clients such as kubectl. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Dex can be installed as a container image, deployed with a Helm chart, or built from source, and the site says it runs anywhere Go runs. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Features
- Dex provides a single authentication layer so teams can add upstream providers without changing their application code. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Governance
- The official site identifies Dex as a CNCF Sandbox project developed under CNCF governance. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented connectors include LDAP, GitHub, SAML 2.0, GitLab, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, AuthProxy, Bitbucket Cloud, OpenShift, Atlassian Crowd, Gitea, and OpenStack Keystone. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes
- Dex offers a lightweight binary and official Helm chart for use alongside Kubernetes workloads. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Machine authentication
- Dex documents OAuth2 token exchange for exchanging an existing access or ID token for a Dex-issued token, including for CI and other automated processes. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Dex is a federated OpenID Connect identity service that lets applications use OIDC while Dex connects to upstream identity providers. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Dex’s storage documentation says its backing storage can contain signing keys and bcrypt-hashed passwords and recommends transport security and database access controls. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- Dex says GitHub and mailing lists are not appropriate for vulnerability reports and links to a security disclosure process. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Dex supports etcd, Kubernetes custom resources, SQLite3, Postgres, and MySQL for persistent state. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Dex directs users to file issues for bugs and feature requests and offers general discussion through CNCF Slack and GitHub Discussions. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Token claims
- Dex supports scopes and claims including email, profile, groups, federated identity, and offline access, subject to connector capabilities. · dexidp.io, 5 Oct 2026
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