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    Lightweight Identity and Authorization Management

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**Canaille** is a French word meaning *rascal*. It is roughly pronounced **Can I?**,
as in *Can I access your data?* Canaille is a lightweight identity and authorization management software.
It aims to be very light, simple to install and simple to maintain. Its main features are :

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    .. grid-item-card:: Profile management
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        :link: feature_profile_management

        User profile and groups management,
        Basic permissions

    .. grid-item-card:: User authentication
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        :link: feature_user_authentication

        Authentication, registration, email confirmation, "I forgot my password" emails

    .. grid-item-card:: :abbr:`SSO (Single Sign-On)`
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        :link: feature_oidc

        OpenID Connect identity provider

    .. grid-item-card:: Multi-database support
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        :link: feature_databases

        PostgreSQL, Mariadb and OpenLDAP first-class citizenship

    .. grid-item-card:: Customization
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        :link: feature_ui

        Put Canaille at yours colors by choosing a logo or use a custom theme!

    .. grid-item-card:: Developers friendliness
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        :link: feature_development

        Canaille can easily fit in your unit tests suite or in your Continuous Integration.

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    :doc:`Full feature list <features>`
    :doc:`Common use cases <usecases>`

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    Documentation

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   features
   usecases
   tutorial/index
   references/index
   development/index