September 2023 Summaries

FusionAuth has been recognized as a high performer in the customer identity space in G2's Fall 2023 reports, earning accolades such as Easiest to Do Business With, Best Estimated ROI, and Best Meets Requirements. The platform, which is highly rated for its quality of support and ease of use, is praised by users for its developer-friendly approach, with top-notch documentation and exceptional support. It allows for the easy incremental adoption of its features, making it ideal for integrating with existing applications, and is noted for its ease of setup and scalability. FusionAuth offers a free Community plan with essential features for secure authentication and user management, and provides additional support and premium features for cloud hosting and more advanced needs.

FusionAuth has had a SOC2 Type 2 certification since 2021 and has been using automation tools to manage the process. The company, being an engineering firm, values automation and was excited to use these new tools. However, the early years were tumultuous due to the new industry landscape. The company used Vanta initially but found it had fundamental architecture issues that caused high levels of pain. They then switched to A-LIGN's ASCEND but eventually moved on to K-Intent (now TrustCloud) after finding it a dramatic improvement over ASCEND. In 2022, FusionAuth decided to perform a full vendor analysis each year to ensure they were using the best tool available. As part of this process, they built a decision matrix with features and integrations that mattered to them and shared it publicly for others to see. This year, they evaluated five vendors including TrustCloud, Vanta, Secureframe, Trustero, Drata, Sprinto, and chose Secureframe due to its high usability, solid customer portal, and integrations meeting their security requirements.

The tutorial provides a detailed guide on installing FusionAuth onto a Kubernetes cluster hosted on DigitalOcean, beginning with the necessary prerequisites, including a DigitalOcean account and specific command-line tools like doctl, kubectl, and helm. It walks users through the installation process via the DigitalOcean marketplace, offering customization options for the Kubernetes cluster and ensuring that FusionAuth is run on a publicly accessible IP address. Monitoring of the FusionAuth deployment is outlined using helm and kubectl commands to check the status of various pods and deployments. The tutorial also includes instructions for upgrading FusionAuth to newer versions using helm scripts and provides a script for uninstalling FusionAuth, which involves removing all related resources from the Kubernetes cluster. Users are encouraged to explore further possibilities with FusionAuth, such as creating applications and registering users, while also being advised to consult the official documentation for additional features.

The text discusses how to customize user maintenance in a secure application using the FusionAuth APIs. It highlights the importance of customizing the order for users' experience and ensuring that power users are not overwhelmed by the complexity of the admin interface. The article provides examples of how to create a user, validate input, and add a user to a group using the FusionAuth APIs. It also emphasizes the benefits of branding the user management with FusionAuth, allowing application admins to manage their own users without leaving the application. The text concludes by mentioning that these are just a few examples of how to use the FusionAuth APIs to get more value out of the platform.