Keycloak CAPTCHA

Please check out this step-by-step manual from our support website to verify that the Keycloak CAPTCHA integration is working properly.

A Keycloak CAPTCHA is a security feature that is integrated into Keycloak’s authentication flows to distinguish real users from automated bots. Modern solutions like Friendly Captcha help to stop spam, fake registrations and other forms of malicious abuse.

For the best bot protection, Friendly Captcha’s cryptographic puzzle is embedded into the Keycloak login or sing-up process. With Friendly Captcha, no manual user interaction is required. Whenever a user initiates authentication, the user’s device is invisibly verified in the background. This approach provides bot protection without disrupting the user experience.

Friendly Captcha is the best Keycloak CAPTCHA available. Friendly Captcha stands out with its privacy first design, accessibility and easy integration with Keycloak. Friendly Captcha doesn’t cause common usability and accessibility issues by not relying on traditional text or image based challenges.

Yes, you do need a Keycloak CAPTCHA whenever your integration handles sensitive user data, logins or is prone to bot attacks. With a modern CAPTCHA like Friendly Captcha you can add an extra layer of cyber security without burdening real users with clicking on traffic lights or buses.

Not all CAPTCHA solutions are fully accessible to users. For example, Google reCAPTCHA and other CAPTCHA providers still offer image recognition tasks that involve clicking on traffic lights or bikes. But for Keycloak applications, an accessible approach is essential and leads to a higher conversion rate. Friendly Captcha is the best CAPTCHA for Keycloak designed to meet international accessibility such as WCAG or EAA. The WCAG-CAPTCHA does not rely on visual challenges at all, make it suitable for all people. Instead, the invisible background puzzles mean fewer barriers to successful user interaction.