glauth/glauth

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

GLAuth is a lightweight, secure LDAP authentication server written in Go with configurable backends. It serves as a simple alternative to OpenLDAP or Active Directory for development, homelab, and CI environments.

Use cases

• run a lightweight ldap server for development
• centralize linux account and ssh key management
• replace openldap in a homelab
• provide ldap authentication for jenkins or nginx
• test ldap integrations in ci
• store a user directory in a file, sql database, or s3
• proxy ldap requests to an existing directory server

When to choose

• you need a simple, easy-to-configure LDAP server for dev, homelab, or CI
• you want to centralize accounts and SSH keys across servers without running OpenLDAP or Active Directory
• you need pluggable backends like file, SQL, S3, or LDAP proxying
• you want transparent two-factor authentication for LDAP clients

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured enterprise directory with replication and group policies
• you require production-grade Active Directory compatibility
• you need a highly scalable directory service for large organizations

Facets

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auth http-server security configuration-management security developer-tools self-hosted backend windows go self-hosted cross-platform ldap-server ldap authentication homelab user-directory openldap-alternative active-directory-alternative ssh-keys two-factor-authentication devops linux macos docker

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