Ory is an open source identity infrastructure and services platform that provides authentication, authorization, and user management capabilities.

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Ory is a modern identity infrastructure and services platform that provides authentication, authorization, and user management capabilities for developers. It offers an open source identity stack that can be self-hosted or used as a managed service.

Key features and benefits of Ory include:

  • Flexible authentication options including passwords, social logins, multi-factor auth, and passwordless flows
  • Fine-grained authorization and access control
  • User management and profile data storage
  • Support for OAuth2 and OpenID Connect standards
  • SDKs for multiple programming languages
  • Customizable login, registration and account pages
  • High scalability and performance
  • Self-hosted or cloud options
  • Open source with enterprise support available

Ory aims to provide a modern, developer-friendly alternative to legacy identity providers. It gives developers full control and flexibility while handling complex identity and access management functionality. The platform can be used to add authentication and authorization to applications, APIs, and microservices.