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chore: update Kubernetes section in README
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@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ Because these tokens are signed by dex and [contain standard-based claims][stand
For details on how to request or validate an ID Token, see [_"Writing apps that use dex"_][using-dex].
## Kubernetes + dex
## Kubernetes and Dex
Dex's main production use is as an auth-N addon in CoreOS's enterprise Kubernetes solution, [Tectonic][tectonic]. Dex runs natively on top of any Kubernetes cluster using Third Party Resources and can drive API server authentication through the OpenID Connect plugin. Clients, such as the [Tectonic Console][tectonic-console] and `kubectl`, can act on behalf users who can login to the cluster through any identity provider dex supports.
Dex runs natively on top of any Kubernetes cluster using Custom Resource Definitions and can drive API server authentication through the OpenID Connect plugin. Clients, such as the [`kubernetes-dashboard`](https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard) and `kubectl`, can act on behalf of users who can login to the cluster through any identity provider dex supports.
More docs for running dex as a Kubernetes authenticator can be found [here](https://dexidp.io/docs/kubernetes/).
* More docs for running dex as a Kubernetes authenticator can be found [here](https://dexidp.io/docs/kubernetes/).
* You can find more about companies and projects, which uses dex, [here](./ADOPTERS.md).
## Connectors
@ -124,8 +125,6 @@ be security-related.
[jwt-io]: https://jwt.io/
[kubernetes]: http://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authentication/#openid-connect-tokens
[aws-sts]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
[tectonic]: https://tectonic.com/
[tectonic-console]: https://tectonic.com/enterprise/docs/latest/usage/index.html#tectonic-console
[go-oidc]: https://github.com/coreos/go-oidc
[issue-1065]: https://github.com/dexidp/dex/issues/1065
[release-notes]: https://github.com/dexidp/dex/releases