Roles in Keycloak | Realm, Client, & Composite Roles Explained
In this video, we dive deep into Roles in Keycloak — one of the most essential concepts for managing access and permissions in your applications.
🔑 You’ll learn:
What Realm & Client Roles are and when to use them
How to create and use Composite Roles
How to assign roles to users
Real-world examples to help solidify your understanding
How to add and inspect roles in OIDC tokens
Whether you're just starting with Keycloak or looking to strengthen your role-based access control, this video will guide you through it step-by-step.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Types of Roles
01:46 - Composite Roles
02:20 - Using Realm Roles
04:12 - Using Client Roles
05:30 - Token Evaluation
07:17 - Selectively Adding Roles