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Build identity into your application.

Follow a working path from client registration to sign-in, token validation, authorization, and production operations.

Applicationrequests identityGuardhouseissues access tokenProtected API

Choose a path

Start with the outcome you need

Add user sign-in

Register a browser client and add Guardhouse-hosted authentication to React.

React quickstart

Connect a service or agent

Use client credentials for workers, backends, agents, and MCP servers.

M2M quickstart

Configure a tenant

Set up applications, authentication, users, branding, and providers.

Configuration map

Operate securely

Prepare production security, troubleshoot integrations, and choose deployment ownership.

Security guide

The core model

Configure once, enforce at every boundary

  1. ClientThe application or service requesting a token.
  2. ResourceThe API audience that will accept that token.
  3. AccessThe scopes and policies required by an operation.