Ory

Published on: Mar 01, 2023

Ory platform provides a wide range of features that can be leveraged for different use cases, including: 

  • User Management: The platform includes a user management system that allows you to easily create, update, and delete users, as well as manage their roles and permissions. 
  • Authentication and Authorization: Ory provides support for various authentication methods, such as single sign-on and multi-factor authentication, using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and OAuth2 standards. Additionally, the platform’s role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) capabilities allow for fine-grained control over user access to resources. 
  • Scalability and availability: The platform is designed to be highly scalable and available, and can be easily deployed on container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes. 
  • Compliance: Ory is designed to be compliant with various regulations and standards, such as GDPR and HIPAA. 

In addition to its technical capabilities, Ory is also designed to be easy to use and easy to extend, making it suitable for a wide range of use cases and industries. 

At Softobiz, we found Ory to be a powerful and user-friendly platform that can be easily tailored to meet the needs of different organizations. Furthermore, using Ory, we were able to improve the security and control of our applications, and to better manage access to sensitive information. The platform’s ability to easily integrate with other systems and applications, as well as its support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and OAuth2 standards, made it easy to implement single sign-on and multi-factor authentication, which further enhanced the security of our applications. 

Trial

During the trial phase, we implemented Ory Kratos to manage identities and users, and Ketos as a login and authentication service. We also used the platform’s role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) capabilities to implement fine-grained roles and entitlements in our applications. Additionally, we integrated the platform with other systems and applications to test its ease of integration and performance. 

Assess

After the trial phase, we assessed the platform’s capabilities and performance. We evaluated the platform’s scalability, availability, and security features, and found it to be highly modular, customizable and easy to integrate with other systems. Additionally, the platform’s support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and OAuth2 standards made it easy to implement single sign-on and multi-factor authentication, which further enhanced the security of our applications. 

Adopt

Based on our assessment, we decided to adopt Ory as a solution for our identity and access management needs. We found it to be a powerful and user-friendly platform that can be easily tailored to meet the needs of different organizations. Adopting Ory helped us improve the security and control of our applications, and to better manage access to sensitive information. 

In summary, Ory is an open-source identity and access management platform that is highly modular, customizable, and easy to integrate with other systems. It provides a wide range of features such as user management, authentication, and authorization, as well as support for single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. The platform’s scalability, availability, and security features make it an ideal solution for Softobiz’s tech radar for Identity and Access Management.