Clerk is a developer platform that provides authentication and user management for web and mobile apps. It offers prebuilt sign-up, login, and user profile UIs, plus APIs for handling SSO, multi-factor authentication, and session management.
Required Permissions
read: users
read: organization memberships
read: SAML connections
Scytale follows the least-privilege principle, limiting permission scopes strictly to what's required for reliable audit evidence collection.
How to Connect Scytale and Clerk
In Scytale, go to 'Integrations'.
Search for Clerk and select 'Connect'.
Paste your API key.
Add a connection name — this will be used to differentiate between your connections — and then select 'Connect'.
You have now successfully connected to Clerk
How to create an API Key in Clerk
1. Log in to the Clerk Dashboard.
2. Choose your workspace.
3. Choose the required application under “Applications”.
4. Choose the required environment on the top bar.
5. Navigate to “Configure”.
6. Scroll down and click on “API Keys” under “Developers” section on the side menu.
7. Under “Secret keys” section, click “Add new key”.
8. Name the key appropriately.
9. Copy the generated key securely.
⚠️ Important: Do not use a Frontend Publishable Key