OpenAI uses open source Ory to authenticate over 400M weekly active users

by aeneas_oryon 3/20/2025, 5:08 PMwith 34 comments

by apitmanon 3/20/2025, 6:10 PM

From what I can tell, Ory is a high quality auth stack capable of scaling up.

If you're looking for something a bit simpler to work with for indiehosting use cases, I maintain a list here:

https://github.com/lastlogin-net/obligator?tab=readme-ov-fil...

by mintplanton 3/20/2025, 5:42 PM

Funny, OpenAI is one site where I've noticed that the login is kinda wonky. Every so often it just randomly fails, gets stuck, gets caught in a redirect loop... That may not be Ory's fault, but unfortunately this may not be the ringing endorsement they were hoping for.

by doctorpanglosson 3/20/2025, 6:08 PM

Maybe you guys should make it possible to add passwords to any account, including a Google authed one.

Like I get Keycloak is complicated but it is also very useful.

by advaitruiaon 3/20/2025, 10:33 PM

Could you clarify what OpenAI actually uses Ory for? Their main login page is powered by Auth0

by aidenescoon 3/20/2025, 5:40 PM

Does anyone here have experience with Ory products and Google Cloud?

Easy enough to set up CloudSQL with Postgres and run the Ory software on Cloud Run? Any weird issues/hiccups?

by oulipoon 3/20/2025, 6:05 PM

Is the full auth suite open-source, and can it be hosted locally? Would be nice to add a Dokploy plugin!

by gtirlonion 3/20/2025, 6:37 PM

Apparently Firefox is blocked `Failed to verify your browser - Vercel Security Checkpoint`.

by njintjeon 3/21/2025, 9:19 AM

Did they only switch recently? I remember seeing Auth0 a few months ago.