Security

Presenters Bernhard Denner Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Securing the Rails: Hitachi Rail’s Journey to Next-Gen Cybersecurity with Keycloak 🚂🔒 Ever wondered how the intricate systems that power our global railways stay secure in an increasingly complex digital landscape? Bernhard Denner from Hitachi Rail recently pulled back the curtain, sharing a fascinating look into how they leverage Keycloak to meet stringent cybersecurity demands for their safety-critical and mission-critical solutions. Get ready for an inside track on securing the future of rail! ...

Presenters Arndt Schwenkschuster Dmitry Telegin Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 🚀 Bridging the Gap: How SPIFFE and Transaction Tokens Secure the Modern Cloud In the fast-evolving world of cloud-native architecture, we face a persistent, nagging problem: how do we connect human identity (the user clicking a button) with workload identity (the microservices talking to each other)? At a recent industry talk, Arndt Schwenkschuster (SPIFFE Maintainer and Standards Architect) and Dmitry Telegin (Keycloak contributor) unveiled a powerful solution. They demonstrated how to use SPIFFE and the emerging OAuth Transaction Tokens specification to create a secure, cryptographically verifiable chain of identity from the frontend all the way to the database. ...

Presenters Lin Sun Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Seamlessly Integrate Keycloak Authentication with Your MCP Server 🚀 Ever wished you could secure your MCP servers without diving deep into code modifications and complex redeployments? Well, buckle up, because Lin Song from Solo.io is here to show us how! In this insightful session from Keycloak Kong, Lin walks us through integrating Keycloak authentication into an MCP server, demonstrating a powerful approach using a gateway. ...

Presenters Dominik Schlosser Source KeycloakCon Europe 2026 Unlocking the Future of Digital Identity: Keycloak Meets the EU Digital Identity Wallet 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Get ready to dive into the exciting world of digital identity, where cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing how we interact with online services. In this post, we’re going to explore the powerful synergy between Keycloak, a leading identity and access management solution, and the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a game-changer for secure and user-centric digital identification. ...

Presenters Alex Speranza Source BackstageCon Europe 2026 Streamlining Kubernetes Cluster Management with Backstage 🚀 Managing Kubernetes clusters can quickly become a complex and time-consuming endeavor, especially as the number of clusters grows. In this insightful session, Alex Speranza, a DevOps and Platform Engineer at Informatica, shares how they leveraged Backstage to automate and simplify the process of onboarding Kubernetes clusters, transforming a convoluted workflow into a streamlined, user-friendly experience. The Challenge: Scaling Cluster Management 📈 The core problem Alex and his team faced was the unforeseen rapid growth in their managed Kubernetes clusters. What was initially estimated to be a once-a-year task for the infrastructure team quickly escalated. In just two years, their cluster count surged from a mere three to a staggering 22. This exponential growth highlighted the need for a more efficient and automated approach to cluster onboarding and management. ...