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Integrate with Firezone

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What is Firezone​

Firezone is an open-source remote access platform built on WireGuard®, a modern VPN protocol that's 4-6x faster than OpenVPN.

-- https://www.firezone.dev

Preparation​

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

  • firezone.company is the FQDN of the Firezone installation.
  • authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.
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This documentation lists only the settings that you need to change from their default values. Be aware that any changes other than those explicitly mentioned in this guide could cause issues accessing your application.

authentik configuration​

To support the integration of Firezone with authentik, you need to create an application/provider pair in authentik.

Create an application and provider in authentik​

  1. Log in to authentik as an admin, and open the authentik Admin interface.
  2. Navigate to Applications > Applications and click Create with Provider to create an application and provider pair. (Alternatively you can first create a provider separately, then create the application and connect it with the provider.)
  • Application: provide a descriptive name, an optional group for the type of application, the policy engine mode, and optional UI settings.
  • Choose a Provider type: select OAuth2/OpenID Connect as the provider type.
  • Configure the Provider: provide a name (or accept the auto-provided name), the authorization flow to use for this provider, and the following required configurations.
    • Note the Client ID, Client Secret, and slug values because they will be required later.
    • Set a Strict redirect URI to https://firezone.company/auth/oidc/authentik/callback/.
    • Select any available signing key.
  • Configure Bindings (optional): you can create a binding (policy, group, or user) to manage the listing and access to applications on a user's My applications page.
  1. Click Submit to save the new application and provider.

Firezone configuration​

To configure OpenID Connect authentication with Firezone, navigate to Settings > Security of your Firezone installation and click Add OpenID Connect Provider under Single Sign-On.

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In the event of a configuration errorm it is possible to re-enable local authentication, if previously disabled, by following instructions provided on Firezone's troubleshooting documentation.

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Set the following values in the Firezone UI:

  • Config ID: authentik
  • Label: authentik (This is the label that is shown on the login page)
  • Scopes: Keep the default value: openid email profile
  • Response type: Keep the default value: code
  • Client ID: Use the Client ID from authentik
  • Client Secret: Use the Client Secret from authentik
  • Discovery Document URI: https://authentik.company/application/o/your-application-slug/.well-known/openid-configuration
  • Redirect URI: https://firezone.company/auth/oidc/authentik/callback/
  • Auth-create Users: Turn this on

Resources​

Configuration verification​

To verify that authentik is correctly set up with Firezone, navigate to your Firezone installation and click authentik. A successful login should redirect you to the main page of your installation.