Gitea Authentik
You set up gitea authentik single sign-on by linking both tools through OpenID Connect. Authentik checks user logins and sends group roles to your Git server. Most teams build this link to keep user lists in one place. They map directory groups to broad team roles inside the Git app. When these roles are too wide, developers get write rights to sensitive code repos. A single bad rule can expose deployment scripts and config files to everyone. How a gitea authentik setup works The login flow s
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You set up gitea authentik single sign-on by linking both tools through OpenID Connect. Authentik checks user logins and sends group roles to your Git server. Most teams build this link to keep user lists in one place. They map directory groups to broad team roles inside the Git app. When these roles are too wide, developers get write rights to sensitive code repos. A single bad rule can expose deployment scripts and config files to everyone.
How a gitea authentik setup works
The login flow starts when you build a provider inside your identity tool. This provider holds a client ID and a secret key for the Git app. Next, you add an external login source inside your Git server settings. You paste the discovery URL and the secret key into this login source. When a user clicks sign in, the Git server sends them to Authentik.
The identity tool checks the user password and any second factor tokens. After a good check, it sends a signed token back to the Git server. This token holds the user email, username, and a list of group names. The Git server reads this token and creates a local account right away. Teams can also map those group names to specific repo teams during login. This step grants read or write rights based on central directory rules.
Group mapping and account sync
Syncing groups saves time for system admins who run large code hosts. When a new developer joins the team, an admin adds them to Authentik. On their first login, the Git app puts them in the right group. They can read and write code without waiting for manual ticket approvals.
Still, group sync only runs when the user logs in through the browser. If an admin removes a user from a group, active sessions keeps the session active. Even worse, developers often create personal tokens or upload SSH keys for git commands. Those local keys bypass the browser login flow during daily code pushes. An admin must block the user in both apps to cut off all rights.
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What single sign-on solves and what it leaves open
Linking your identity tool and your Git host solves password sprawl across teams. Admins can enforce two-factor checks and strong password rules in one central place. When someone leaves the company, disabling their central account blocks new browser logins. Audit logs in the identity tool also show when users sign in.
Yet this setup only checks who logs into the web app at the door. It does not check what commands or API requests a user runs later. A developer with valid group rights can still clone every private repo at once. They can push bad changes to main branches or read plain text secrets. Web login logs will not show which files they read over SSH. Teams still need fine controls over live sessions, database queries, and server commands.
Add runtime guardrails and masking beside your databases and APIs
Login rules, role grants, and CI checks govern who connects to your stack. Yet any allowed script, engineer, or AI agent still runs commands with the full scope of its role. For workloads on Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Kubernetes, SSH, or internal HTTP services, hoop.dev sits beside the service as an open-source proxy, a sidecar for your database or API.
Before a query runs, hoop.dev guardrails check the statement against your rules. An AI Analyzer you configure can score intent or hold risky calls for human review. Next, hoop.dev data masking rewrites sensitive fields in responses, and each verdict is logged per listener. Explore the MIT-licensed project on GitHub.
Frequently asked questions
Which protocol works best for a gitea authentik link?
OpenID Connect is the best choice for linking these two tools together. It supports group claims, simple discovery URLs, and standard token checks out of the box.
Do SSH git pushes go through the identity provider?
No, standard SSH git commands use keys stored directly on the Git server. They bypass the web login screen unless you replace standard SSH key handling.
How do I give admin rights through group claims?
You can define a specific admin group name inside your Git server login settings. Any user whose token includes that group name gets admin rights at login.