Clerk

Record your Clerk connection as identity & sso evidence. Automated collection is not available for this provider yet.

Connect with an API token

1. In Clerk:

   1. In the Clerk Dashboard, select your application and the Production instance.
   2. Open the API keys page from the sidenav.
   3. Under Secret keys, select + Add new key and give the key a descriptive name (for example safeguard-readonly).
   4. Copy the new key value.

   Source: clerk.com, checked 2026-10-07.

2. On Compliance › Connectors, open Clerk, click Connect, choose API token and fill in:

   Field	What to enter
   API token / Personal access token	Required. Stored encrypted and never shown again.
   Base URL (optional)	—
   Account / Org / Workspace (optional)	—

3. Click Connect with token.

Frameworks

No automated compliance test reads Clerk yet, so no framework lists it. How connectors provide evidence for frameworks: Frameworks and connectors.

Related

• Identity & SSO connectors
• Compliance connectors: how connecting works, card statuses and multiple accounts
• Connector setup reference: every connector in one table
• Frameworks and connectors: how connectors provide evidence for frameworks