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Janssen – Authentication & Authorization for Web and Mobile Applications

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What is Janssen?

Janssen is an open source software for access management, which is primarily developed by the US-based company Gluu. This is an application for authentication and authorisation with OIDC and OAuth2, which serves as the basis for Gluu Flex. Janssen is therefore a further development of the previous oxAuth component in Gluu. Janssen supports a variety of protocols and standards such as SCIM, FIDO2 and LDAP, can integrate user management and is flexibly configurable via a command line interface and a REST API. The copyright has been transferred to the Linux Foundation, which ensures that Janssen will always remain open source.

Features

Janssen offers a wide range of functions:

  • Single Sign-On (SSO): Janssen provides secure single sign-on via OpenID Connect, OAuth2, SAML and CAS for both Web and mobile applications.
  • Two-Factor Authentication: The software supports a variety of 2FA mechanisms to increase security for sensitive applications. This can be combined with the Casa solution integrated in Janssen to enable a self-service portal for token management, among other things. However, external 2FA solutions can also be connected. Janssen also comes with an authentication flow that makes it particularly easy to connect to privacyIDEA /eduMFA.
  • Social-Login and external authentication: It is possible for users to register and log in via Google, Facebook, GitHub, etc. This solution is very versatile and can also be used to enable external authentication via enterprise SSO, such as ADFS or Keycloak. This solution is very versatile and can also be used to enable external authentication via enterprise SSO, such as ADFS or Keycloak.
  • Access management: With Janssen, access to various resources can be centrally managed and restricted.
  • Identity management APIs: Users are provisioned and deprovisioned via standard-compliant SCIMv2 APIs. This means that Janssen can be seamlessly connected to identity management systems.
  • Directory integration: Janssen enables the connection of an existing Active Directory or LDAP directory service.

The functionality of Janssen can also be supplemented by other optional applications:

  • Jans Casa: Casa is the 2FA management and self-service portal. End users can use it to set up and manage second factors themselves, link accounts and edit their own data.
  • Agama: Agama is a framework for designing web flows with a focus on authentication flows. Using the ‘Agama Lab’, processes such as authentication and registration can be mapped and graphically modelled in low-code style. There are a variety of ready-made flows (e.g. for widespread social IdPs such as Facebook or Google) and customised flows that can be shared with the community.

Janssen Versions

Janssen can be operated in different versions:

  • Kubernetes
  • VM ClusterVM
  • Single Instance

In addition, various technologies can be used as a persistence layer, e.g. LDAP, SQL databases and NoSQL databases.

We will be happy to analyse your requirements with you to determine which Janssen variant is the most suitable for you.

Commercial extensions for Janssen

In addition to the Janssen core, Gluu offers commercial extensions that come with different functions and are therefore suitable for many applications.

Gluu Flex
Gluu Flex (available exclusively via a subscription) offers all Janssen functions as well as a very intuitive administration interface with enterprise features such as reporting and auditing and guaranteed manufacturer support.

Gluu Solo
Gluu Solo is the cloud offering (SaaS identity provider) for Gluu Flex. It is available in several variants that differ in terms of the number of permitted requests and the required geographical distribution.

Super Gluu
Gluu also offers a mobile app for two-factor authentication, with which the second factor is carried out via a push notification on the mobile phone.

What Janssen Services Does DAASI International Offer?

As an official Gluu partner, DAASI International offers the following services for Janssen:

  • Consulting: DAASI International happily advises you on how to integrate Jannsen into your IT infrastructure.
  • Implementation: DAASI International takes care of the implementation and integration of Janssen, and programs plug-ins for you, if needed, in order to also meet even highly specialised requirements.
  • Managed Service: DAASI International takes over the productive operation, including monitoring, reporting, maintenance and updates. This can either be provided for installations on your servers, or DAASI International can host the service for you as a SaaS solution in a German data centre.
  • Support: If you operate Janssen yourself, DAASI International will be happy to support you with a help desk.

You have a question concerning Janssen?

DAASI International gladly answers all of your questions.

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