JwtAuth plugin for Firebird
The JwtAuth plugin for Firebird lets you authenticate database sessions using a signed JSON Web Token (JWT). Instead of each user or application managing database credentials, the plugin validates a token and maps it to a Firebird user. This keeps the database focused on authorization while your identity system remains the source of truth for who the user is.
When you have multiple applications and teams, credentials and user lifecycle events become expensive to coordinate. A JWT-based flow gives management a more predictable, auditable, and centrally controlled model.
Key benefits at the organizational level:
- Centralized token generation through a single SSO service, reducing duplicated authentication logic across teams.
- Unified user activation and deactivation, so access changes propagate consistently without chasing down per-app settings.
- Clear ownership boundaries: identity and access policy stay in SSO, while Firebird enforces database-level authorization.
- Easier compliance and auditability, since identity events and token issuance are captured in one place.
- Reduced operational overhead when onboarding or offboarding users across multiple systems.
If your org is standardizing on SSO, the JwtAuth plugin for Firebird helps align database access with that strategy. Tokens can carry the user identity and the required claims, while the plugin verifies authenticity before granting access. This reduces application-layer complexity and keeps access control consistent across the portfolio.
In short: the JwtAuth plugin for Firebird keeps the database secure while letting management own identity lifecycle and policy in one place.
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