====== Docker: Authentik ======
Authentik is a middleware expanding the basic authentication- features of FreeIPA by many additional, modern ways of authentication which is used by modern Software. It will make SSO possible (Single-Sign-On: only logging into your pc will be enough to open all apps) by using the Kerberos-Credentials to login to authentik and than to authenticate the third-aprty app like Nextcloud without any additional User or Password- Dialog.
===== Dockerfile =====
Usually, i link the env-File to some central File. This time, as there are Passwords included, i will setup an own file. File ''.env'':
#Common Docker-Parameters
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=servername
COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT=180
#Authentik: https://goauthentik.io/docs/installation/docker-compose
AUTHENTIK_TAG=latest
#use maybe: openssl rand -base64 60 | tr -d '\n'
AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=SEEDOCS
AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__ENABLED=true
#
#Postgres-DB Authentik
AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__HOST=servername-authentik_pgsql-1
AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__USER=authentik
AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__NAME=authentik
AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__PASSWORD=YOURPGPASS
#
#Redis - we are using nextcloud here
AUTHENTIK_REDIS__HOST=nextcloud-aio-redis
AUTHENTIK_REDIS__PASSWORD=SeeInNextcloudSettings_nextcloud_data_config/config.php
#
## SMTP Host Emails are sent to
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__HOST=mailserver.smtp.de
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PORT=465
## Optionally authenticate (don't add quotation marks to your password)
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USERNAME=mailuser@host.de
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PASSWORD=MAILPWD
## Use StartTLS
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_TLS=false
## Use SSL
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_SSL=true
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__TIMEOUT=10
## Email address authentik will send from, should have a correct @domain
#AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__FROM=mailuser@host.de
The File ''docker-compose.yml'' contains:
# Source: https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/releases/2024.10
# wget -O docker-compose.yml https://goauthentik.io/version/2024.10/docker-compose.yml
services:
authentik_pgsql:
image: docker.io/library/postgres:16-alpine
restart: always
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d $${POSTGRES_DB} -U $${POSTGRES_USER}"]
start_period: 20s
interval: 30s
retries: 5
timeout: 5s
volumes:
- authentik_pgsql_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
- authentik_backup:/tmp/backup
#Defined in .env
# environment:
# POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${PG_PASS:?database password required}
# POSTGRES_USER: ${PG_USER:-authentik}
# POSTGRES_DB: ${PG_DB:-authentik}
env_file:
- .env
# Using nextcloud-aio-redis
# redis:
# image: docker.io/library/redis:alpine
# command: --save 60 1 --loglevel warning
# restart: unless-stopped
# healthcheck:
# test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping | grep PONG"]
# start_period: 20s
# interval: 30s
# retries: 5
# timeout: 3s
# volumes:
# - redis:/data
# Authentik Server
authentik_server:
image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2025.2.1}
restart: always
command: server
# When Upgrading: Check for new Parameters and add to env, not here
# Possible Parameters: https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/install-config/configuration/
environment:
# AUTHENTIK_REDIS__HOST: nextcloud-aio-redis # see .env for password
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__HOST: nextcloud-aio-database
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__USER: ${AUTHENTIK_PG_USER:-authentik}
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__NAME: ${AUTHENTIK_PG_DB:-authentik}
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__PASSWORD: ${AUTHENTIK_PG_PASS}
KRB5_TRACE: /dev/stderr
volumes:
- authentik_media:/media
- authentik_custom_templates:/templates
env_file:
- .env
# Caddy virtualised
# ports:
# - "${COMPOSE_PORT_HTTP:-9000}:9000"
# - "${COMPOSE_PORT_HTTPS:-9443}:9443"
networks:
- nextcloud-aio
- default
# Authentik Worker
authentik_worker:
image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2024.10.0}
restart: always
command: worker
#Se above
# environment:
# AUTHENTIK_REDIS__HOST: nextcloud-aio-redis
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__HOST: nextcloud-aio-database
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__USER: ${AUTHENTIK_PG_USER:-authentik}
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__NAME: ${AUTHENTIK_PG_DB:-authentik}
# AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__PASSWORD: ${AUTHENTIK_PG_PASS}
# `user: root` and the docker socket volume are optional.
# See more for the docker socket integration here:
# https://goauthentik.io/docs/outposts/integrations/docker
# Removing `user: root` also prevents the worker from fixing the permissions
# on the mounted folders, so when removing this make sure the folders have the correct UID/GID
# (1000:1000 by default)
user: root
volumes:
# No Docker integration / LDAP- Outpost not needed (will be freeipa)
# - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
- authentik_media:/media
- authentik_certs:/certs
- authentik_custom_templates:/templates
depends_on:
- authentik_server
env_file:
- .env
networks:
- nextcloud-aio
- default
volumes:
authentik_pgsql_data:
authentik_backup:
authentik_media:
authentik_custom_templates:
authentik_certs:
# redis:
networks:
nextcloud-aio:
external: true
Carefully look at each line to fit your needs.
===== Caddy =====
in docker Caddy- Service enhance the lines:
# Authentik
https://authentik.domain.tld:443 {
header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=31536000;
reverse_proxy servername-authentik_server-1:9000
}
===== First start =====
After doing ''docker compose up -d'' and restarting Caddy you should be able to Navigate to
[[https://authentik.domain.tld/if/flow/initial-setup/|https://authentik.domain.tld/if/flow/initial-setup/]]
and set the Password for the admin user ''akadmin''.
===== Backup PostgresSQL Database =====
This is really VERY Important! The reason is, that every PostgresDB- Version has it own Database- File- Format and if you update Postgres from on Major Version to the next, you WILL NOT BE ABLE to start your DB with the old Volume- Data!
You NEED to have the DB-Backed up and restored to the next Version!
Create a File in your Docker- Dir named e.g. ''docker_backup_authentik_db.sh:''
#!/bin/bash
# Make Postgres-Backup of Authentik
echo "Backup of authentik-postgres to servername-authentik_pgsql-1:/tmp/backup"
/home/docker/bin/docker exec -t -e PGPASSWORD=YOURPASSWORD servername-authentik_pgsql-1 pg_dump --compress=zstd:8 -f /tmp/backup/pg_dump_authentik.sql -U authentik authentik
echo "Done Backup of Authentik-DB."
Now add this script to ''backup/docker_backup_all.sh'' .
Don't forget to extend your ''backup/docker_backup_all.sh'' by adding ''authentik'' to the service- list if you have not done so far.
If you Update the Major- Version, make sure to create a new Volume for your pgsql- data.
===== Configuring =====
Now that Authentik is working, we are glueing all services together.
==== Sync of FreeIPA/LDAP ====
Don't use Kerberos-Sync, because the kadmin-interface of FreeIPA is blocked to not have someone messing around with kerberos without FreeIPA not beeing informed. So use LDAP- Sync for the Users.
To Sync FreeIPA with Authentik, follow this Guide: [[https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/users-sources/sources/directory-sync/freeipa/|https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/users-sources/sources/directory-sync/freeipa/]]
When the Sync has been configured, all FreeIPA- Users should show up in Authentik.
After SVC- user is created, use the following commands to modify password reset as written in the doc:
ldapmodify -x -D "cn=Directory Manager" -H ldaps://ipa.domain.tld:636 -W
dn: cn=ipa_pwd_extop,cn=plugins,cn=config
changetype: modify
add: passSyncManagersDNs
passSyncManagersDNs: uid=svc_authentik,cn=users,cn=accounts,dc=domain,dc=tld
At the next line, hit CTRL+D and the modification should be set, check with:
ldapsearch -xv -Z -W -H ldap://ipa.domain.tld -b "cn=ipa_pwd_extop,cn=plugins,cn=config" -D "cn=Directory Manager"
which should show the entry for ''passsyncmanagersdns'' .
=== Secure LDAP- Users with TOTP ===
Now any User can login with its FreeIPA- Password, also if SPNEGO/ kerberos as beneath is not setup yet.
This is quite insecure, so you shoul add a second factor for that type of Login (for SPNEGO the second factor is your integrated Machine, which has the key stored already).
To do so, in the Autentik Admin- Panel go to Stages and edit the Stage "default-authentication-mfa-validation"\\
Change "Not configured action" → Force…\\
At "Configuration stages" → default.authenticator-totp-setup
The Next time you are logging in with User and Password in Authentik, it will ask to setup a TOTP- Device. You can for example use [[https://f-droid.org/de/packages/org.liberty.android.freeotpplus/|https://f-droid.org/de/packages/org.liberty.android.freeotpplus/]]
Hint: There is also an default Flow for this to import in Authentik here [[https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/add-secure-apps/flows-stages/flow/examples/flows#two-factor-login|https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/add-secure-apps/flows-stages/flow/examples/flows#two-factor-login]]
== Current Bug ==
At the time of writing this, there was a bug here: https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/issues/5972#issuecomment-2075631779
So if you have to enter the OTP twice, than go to Flows, click on ''default-authentication-flow'', Tab Stage Bindings and delete the ''default-authentication-mfa-validation'' Stage (not the other MFA!)
==== Attaching SPNEGO ====
With SPNEGO, you gain access to SSO in Authentik.
Here is the link to the Docs: [[https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/users-sources/sources/protocols/kerberos/|https://docs.goauthentik.io/docs/users-sources/sources/protocols/kerberos/]]
You need to logon to FreeIPA as Admin and do the following:
* Go to Hosts, add Host ''authentik.domain.tld''
* Go to Services, Add an new HTTP- Service for that Host, called HTTP/ipa.domain.tld@DOMAIN.TLD
* Add the Ipa- User admin to the "Allowed to create Keytab"- Section
After that, you need to the Docker- Console into the running FreeIPA-Container and use the commands there:
#~> docker exec -it servername-ipa-1 bash
# Logon as Admin
kinit admin
# Create and read the Keytab for that service
ipa-getkeytab -s ipa.domain.tld -p HTTP/authentik.domain.tld -k /tmp/authentik.keytab
cat /tmp/authentik.keytab | base64
rm /tmp/authentik.keytab
This is the Keytab (a better "Password") that you will use for SPNEGO in Authentik.
Use the Servicename ''HTTP@authentik.domain.tld'' as the Servername!
Important: Use "User matching mode" = "Link to User with identical Username. …“ - otherwise Kerberos may fail!
Than activate Kerberos in Flows and Stages > Stages > default-authentication-identification > Source settings
Make sure, that your client is able to login with FreeIPA using SSSD/Kerberos as written in [[.:docker-freeipa#client_setup|docker-freeipa]] - or at least, that krb5 client is installed and is able to login to your IPA- Instance with ''kinit username'' and that you have configured your Browser to work with the certificate. You can also check your Browser on the site ipa.damon.tld after using kinit - it should automatically log you into ipa without a new Password.