Open Source
Authelia
by authelia
The Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps. OpenID Certified™ and Post-Quantum Cryptography Ready.
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About Authelia
Authelia is an open-source Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) portal for web applications. It acts as a reverse proxy authentication layer, providing identity verification and access control. It is OpenID Certified and designed to be post-quantum cryptography ready.
Best for
Developers and sysadmins securing self-hosted or internal web apps with SSO and MFA.
Use cases
- Add SSO and MFA to self-hosted web applications
- Protect internal services with a centralized authentication gateway
- Implement OpenID Connect-based identity federation
Notes
29,437 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-29. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- OpenID Certified, ensuring standards compliance
- Post-quantum cryptography readiness for future security
- Lightweight and fast, written in Go
Cons
- Requires reverse proxy configuration and setup
- May have a learning curve for complex deployments
- Not a full identity provider for all protocols
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 4.39.28 (released 17 Sept 2026)
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 1,539
- GitHub stars
- 29,577
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 0.5
- Open issues
- 59
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 8
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Stars and usage
How Authelia is growing
29,460 to 29,577
Health and security
Is Authelia looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
100 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 8 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 20 of 20 | First reply in 0.5 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
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Sources
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Changelog
What changed
Released 4.39.28
Released 4.39.27
Released 4.39.26
Released 4.39.25
Released 4.39.24
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Released 4.39.21
Released 4.39.20
Released 4.39.19
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