description: A Matrix Identity Server implementation
description: Federated Identity, Authentication and Directory service
author: Kamax.io
maturity: Beta
maturity: Late beta
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mxisd is a federated Matrix Identity Server for self-hosted Matrix servers.
mxisd is a federated Matrix Identity Server for self-hosted Matrix servers with enhanced features.
It provides the following features for your Matrix Homeserver:
- Link to an already existing Identity store - No more duplication of data that would already be in your AD/LDAP, forums, CRM, etc.
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- Allow people to link identifiers (e-mail, phone number) to their Matrix account to be locally or globally searchable
- Provide an all-in-one authentication backend for synapse using the [REST auth module](https://github.com/kamax-io/matrix-synapse-rest-auth)
mxisd is is an implementation of the [Identity Service API](http://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/unstable.html) which aims to provide an alternative to [sydent](https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent) with much added values and features.
mxisd is is an implementation of the [Identity Service API](http://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/unstable.html) which aims to provide an alternative to [sydent](https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent) with much added value and features.
Come talk to us on Matrix at [#mxisd:kamax.io](https://matrix.to/#/#mxisd:kamax.io)!
Come talk to us on Matrix at [#mxisd:kamax.io](https://matrix.to/#/#mxisd:kamax.io) or have a [peek view](https://view.matrix.org/room/!NPRUEisLjcaMtHIzDr:kamax.io/)
Follow the progress and grab the code from [GitHub](https://github.com/kamax-io/mxisd).