Hanko | Modern Authentication. On Your Terms.
Open source, privacy-first, and built to scale. Hanko is the fastest way you integrate passkeys, 2FA, SSO, and more, with full control over your data. Move between self-hosted and Hanko Cloud anytime. No lock-in. Just auth how it should be: secure, fast, user friendly, and fully yours.
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Hanko is an open-source, passkey-centric authentication and user management platform providing modern, customizable, and privacy-focused alternatives to Auth0, Clerk, and similar services.
🚀 Overview
Hanko offers a complete authentication solution emphasizing passkeys for phishing-resistant, passwordless experiences, with flexible support for passwords, OTP passcodes, social logins, SAML SSO, and MFA. It eliminates the complexities of traditional auth systems, vendor lock-in, and data privacy concerns by being open-source and self-hostable.
This project solves the problem of insecure, cumbersome login flows in web apps by prioritizing FIDO2 passkeys while allowing tailored configurations like passkeys-only or social-only setups. It's built for developers and teams who need quick integration without compromising control or user experience.
Hanko was created to bring passkey authentication to the masses in an accessible, developer-friendly way, fostering a passwordless web with privacy-first principles like data minimalism.
✨ Key Features
- Passkey Authentication: FIDO2-certified support for secure, biometric logins (Face ID, Touch ID, etc.) with cross-device syncing, reducing phishing risks.
- Hanko Elements: Framework-agnostic web components for customizable auth UI and profile management—no redirects needed.
- Flexible Auth Methods: Passwords, email passcodes, social providers (Google, GitHub), SAML SSO, MFA, and webhooks for extensibility.
- API-First Design: Robust APIs for custom integrations, user management, and server-side sessions.
- Upcoming: Organizations/roles/permissions, mobile SDKs (iOS/Android/React Native/Flutter), advanced web components.
🛠 Tech Stack
- Frontend: TypeScript, Web Components (Hanko Elements), Vue.js
- Backend: Go
- Database: PostgreSQL (recommended), MySQL, SQLite (dev)
- Auth: Custom (API keys, JWT/sessions)
- Hosting: Self-hosted (Docker Compose), Hanko Cloud
👥 Who Is This For?
This project is useful for:
- Developers who want to add modern auth without building from scratch
- Teams looking for open-source alternatives to proprietary services like Auth0 or Clerk
- Indie makers and startups leveraging the free cloud tier up to 1M MAU
📸 Screenshots / Demo
- Live demo: https://example.hanko.io
- Passkeys demo: https://www.passkeys.io/
- GitHub: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko
🔥 Project Status
- 🟢 Actively building
Last updated: 2026-03-24
❓ FAQ
Is this project free?
Freemium: Fully open-source for self-hosting (free), Hanko Cloud offers free startup plan (1M MAU), then $0.01/MAU with flexible tiers.
Is the source code available?
Yes — https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko (Backend AGPL-3.0, Frontend MIT)
Can I contribute?
Yes—check open issues, submit PRs via GitHub, join discussions/Discord. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
📬 Contact & Links
- Website: https://www.hanko.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/teamhanko/hanko
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hanko_io
- Email: developers@hanko.io
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