KubeCON24 recap

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+:title: Recap from Keycloak at KubeCON EU 2024 and cloudnativecon
+:date: 2024-03-27
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+:author: Thomas Darimont
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+After a packed week of awesome talks at https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe[KubeCON EU and CloudNativeCon 2024 in Paris] we’d like to share our impressions with the rest of the Keycloak community.
+
+== Keycloak and OAuth2 Token Exchange for Microservice API Security
+
+To us the presence of Keycloak in numerous presentations highlighted its importance in the cloud-native ecosystem. Notably, the talk “OAuth2 Token 
+Exchange for Microservice API Security” by Ahmet Soormally & Letz Yaara on https://oauth.net/2/token-exchange[OAuth2 Token Exchange (RFC 8693)] underscored its application in 
+microservice security and pinpointed areas for Keycloak's enhancement. Efforts to advance the support for Token Exchange are underway, and community feedback is 
+invaluable. Please join the https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/discussions/26502[discussion on the current usage of Token Exchange] to help us out.
+
+Talk https://kccnceu2024.sched.com/event/1YeLf/oauth2-token-exchange-for-microservice-api-security-ahmet-soormally-letz-yaara-tyk?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no[slides] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09GhdXhiv0Q[video]
+
+== Keycloak and the Secrets of the Universe at CERN
+
+A standout moment was learning about Keycloak's role at CERN in the talk “The Hard Life of Securing a Particle Accelerator”, as shared by 
+Antonio Nappi and Sebastian Lopienski, emphasising its contribution to securing the particle accelerator's IAM infrastructure.
+Keycloak supports the research for the nature of the universe, how cool is that?!
+
+Talk https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/kccnceu2024/bf/KubeConEU24_HardLifeSecAccel.pdf[slides] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqDrrTKzNd8[video]
+
+== Keycloak, OpenFGA and Kubernetes Authorizer
+
+Additionally, Jonathan Whitaker's talk “Federated IAM for Kubernetes with OpenFGA” on federated IAM with OpenFGA showcased innovative 
+approaches for managing access to Kubernetes resources through the combination of Keycloak, https://openfga.dev/[OpenFGA] and a https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authorization/[custom Kubernetes Authorizer Web Hook]. In particular the demonstration of temporarily elevated access to Kubernetes resources was very well received.
+
+Talk https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/kccnceu2024/0d/Federated%20IAM%20for%20Kubernetes%20with%20OpenFGA.pdf[slides] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaK1EnRgrng[video]
+
+== Keycloak: The Leading Edge of AuthN and AuthZ
+
+Last but not least our session, "The Leading Edge of AuthN and AuthZ by Keycloak" presented by Takashi Norimatsu
+ and myself, introduced the latest Keycloak advancements, including support for https://passkeys.dev[Passkeys], https://oauth.net/2.1[OAuth 2.1] , and OpenID for Verifiable Credentials (https://oauth.net/openid-for-verifiable-credentials[OpenID4VC]). As part of our talk, we demonstrated the current https://www.keycloak.org/docs/latest/server_admin/index.html#passkeys_server_administration_guide[support for Passkeys] and https://github.com/thomasdarimont/keycloak-opa-authz-demo[some integration options] with https://www.openpolicyagent.org[Open Policy Agent].
+
+Talk https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/kccnceu2024/76/Norimatsu_KubeConEU2024_Paris.pdf[slides1] https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/kccnceu2024/91/15min_Flexible%20Authorization%20for%20Keycloak%20with%20Open%20Policy%20Agent%20Thomas%20Darimont.pdf[slides2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMwPjsG4wIM[video]
+
+== Summary
+
+Keycloak is an essential pillar of many cloud-native systems and made a significant impact at the conference, attracting thousands of Kubernetes and cloud-native professionals. 
+
+The engagement and collaborative spirit of the cloud-native community were genuinely inspiring, underscoring the collective drive to enhance and innovate within this vibrant ecosystem. 
+
+We're very proud and happy to be part of this fantastic community.