pinniped-server

Pinniped server provides an authentication and authorization layer for Kubernetes by offering pluggable identity provider integration (e.g., OIDC) and Kubernetes-compatible login flows (e.g., issuing Kubernetes tokens/cookies) for users and service accounts.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (0d ago)
Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Auth kubernetes authentication oidc authorization identity-federation devtools security
⚙ Agent Friendliness
21
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
58
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
0
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
0
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
40
Rate Limits
10

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
70
Auth Strength
75
Scope Granularity
40
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
50

As an authentication service, it is expected to operate with TLS and secure credential handling, but specific evidence (TLS enforcement guarantees, secret management approach, and dependency CVE hygiene) was not provided in the prompt content. No concrete scope/granularity or token-handling details were available to verify.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
0
Breaking Changes
0
Error Recovery
0
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • • Centralize Kubernetes user authentication using external identity providers (OIDC/SAML via connectors)
  • • Provide federated login to multiple Kubernetes clusters through a single auth service
  • • Standardize auth flows for kubectl/clients via Pinniped's connectors and supervisor components

Not For

  • • Use as a general-purpose identity provider for non-Kubernetes applications without Kubernetes integration requirements
  • • Use as a lightweight static login page; it is an auth service component with operational overhead

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Pinniped server integrations typically rely on identity-provider federation (commonly OIDC) and Kubernetes-compatible auth flows, but no concrete auth method/scopes details were provided in the prompt content.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Self-hosted open source component; no pricing details provided.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Alternatives

dex (with Kubernetes-specific setups) oauth2-proxy + custom auth flows Kube-viz auth solutions Keycloak (direct integration patterns) oauth provider integrations like NVIDIA/Okta auth stacks via OIDC directly into Kubernetes

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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