# Dex: federate identity providers through OpenID Connect

Canonical source : [Dex: federate identity providers through OpenID Connect](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/dex-federate-identity-providers-through-openid-connect>)

Dex connects applications to identity providers such as LDAP, SAML and GitHub. Applications use a common OpenID Connect interface instead of handling each backend protocol separately.

- Selected on : 2023-09-07

- Entry updated : 2026-11-07T20:32:37+0000

- Format : Repository

- Source language : EN

Original resource : [Dex: federate identity providers through OpenID Connect](<https://github.com/dexidp/dex>)

Tags : OpenID Connect · [Authentication](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/authentication>)

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