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## Overview

Pinniped provides identity services to Kubernetes.

- Easily plug in external identity providers into Kubernetes clusters while offering a simple install and configuration experience. Leverage first class integration with Kubernetes and kubectl command-line.
- Give users a consistent, unified login experience across all your clusters, including on-premises and managed cloud environments.
- Securely integrate with an enterprise IDP using standard protocols or use secure, externally managed identities instead of relying on simple, shared credentials.

To learn more, please visit the Pinniped project's website, https://pinniped.dev.

## Getting started with Pinniped

Care to kick the tires? It's easy to [install and try Pinniped](https://pinniped.dev/docs/).

## Discussion

Got a question, comment, or idea? Please don't hesitate to reach out
via GitHub [Discussions](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/pinniped/discussions),
GitHub [Issues](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/pinniped/issues),
or in the Kubernetes Slack Workspace within the [#pinniped channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C01BW364RJA).

## Contributions

Want to get involved? Contributions are welcome.

Please see the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information about reporting bugs, requesting features,
building and testing the code, submitting PRs, and other contributor topics.

## Community meetings

Pinniped is better because of our contributors and [maintainers](MAINTAINERS.md). It is because of you that we can bring great 
software to the community. Please join us during our online community meetings, occurring every first and third 
Thursday of the month at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. 

**Note:** Community meetings are currently paused until early 2022 as we wind down 2021! 

Use [this Zoom Link](https://go.pinniped.dev/community/zoom) to attend and add any agenda items you wish to 
discuss to [the notes document](https://go.pinniped.dev/community/agenda). 
Join our [Google Group](https://groups.google.com/g/project-pinniped) to receive invites to this meeting.

If the meeting day falls on a US holiday, please consider that occurrence of the meeting to be canceled.

## Adopters

Some organizations and products using Pinniped are featured in [ADOPTERS.md](ADOPTERS.md).
Add your own organization or product [here](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/pinniped/discussions/152).

## Reporting security vulnerabilities

Please follow the procedure described in [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).

## License

Pinniped is open source and licensed under Apache License Version 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

Copyright 2020-2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
