cesanta/docker_auth

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1370 stars · 312 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A standalone authentication and authorization server implementing the Docker Registry 2 token-based auth protocol. It issues tokens for Docker registries with pluggable backends including static users, LDAP, OAuth providers (Google, GitHub, GitLab), and SQL/MongoDB databases.

Use cases

• add authentication to a private docker registry
• secure docker registry with ldap login
• token-based auth server for docker registry 2
• restrict who can push and pull from a private registry
• use google or github sign-in for docker registry access
• fine-grained acl control for docker images

When to choose

• you run Docker Registry 2 and need real authentication instead of a reverse-proxy hack
• you need per-repository or per-action ACLs for container images
• you want to authenticate registry users against LDAP, a database, or an OAuth provider

When to avoid

• you use a managed registry like Docker Hub, ECR, GCR, or Harbor that has built-in auth
• you need a general-purpose identity provider or OIDC server rather than a Docker-specific token issuer

Facets

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auth authorization http-server security self-hosted go self-hosted docker-registry token-authentication ldap oauth helm-chart containers devops docker kubernetes linux

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