heimdall
A cloud-native Identity Aware Proxy and Access Control Decision service for authenticating, authorizing, and transforming HTTP requests.
What is heimdall?
Heimdall is a cloud-native Identity Aware Proxy and Access Control Decision service that authenticates, authorizes, and transforms HTTP requests for upstream applications. It solves the problem of securing modern, distributed systems by enforcing Zero Trust principles, dynamically applying rules, and integrating with existing infrastructure like proxies and ingress controllers.
DevOps engineers, platform teams, and security architects building secure, cloud-native applications who need fine-grained access control, authentication flexibility, and integration with Kubernetes or existing proxy ecosystems.
Developers choose Heimdall for its performance-focused design, dynamic rule management without redeployment, and seamless integration with popular proxies and authentication providers, offering a production-ready, extensible alternative to commercial IAP solutions.
Overview
A cloud native Identity Aware Proxy and Access Control Decision service
Use Cases
Best For
- Securing microservices and APIs with Zero Trust architecture
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