diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/keycloak_realm_ssl_required.yml b/changelogs/fragments/keycloak_realm_ssl_required.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7476612e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/keycloak_realm_ssl_required.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - keycloak_realm - ``ssl_required`` changed from a boolean type to accept the strings ``none``, ``external`` or ``all``. This is not a breaking change since the module always failed when a boolean was supplied (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2693).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/identity/keycloak/keycloak_realm.py b/plugins/modules/identity/keycloak/keycloak_realm.py
index 509fcab7bc..95f79704ef 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/identity/keycloak/keycloak_realm.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/identity/keycloak/keycloak_realm.py
@@ -439,9 +439,10 @@ options:
     ssl_required:
         description:
             - The realm ssl required option.
+        choices: ['all', 'external', 'none']
         aliases:
             - sslRequired
-        type: bool
+        type: str
     sso_session_idle_timeout:
         description:
             - The realm sso session idle timeout.
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ def main():
         reset_password_allowed=dict(type='bool', aliases=['resetPasswordAllowed'], no_log=False),
         revoke_refresh_token=dict(type='bool', aliases=['revokeRefreshToken']),
         smtp_server=dict(type='dict', aliases=['smtpServer']),
-        ssl_required=dict(type='bool', aliases=['sslRequired']),
+        ssl_required=dict(choices=["external", "all", "none"], aliases=['sslRequired']),
         sso_session_idle_timeout=dict(type='int', aliases=['ssoSessionIdleTimeout']),
         sso_session_idle_timeout_remember_me=dict(type='int', aliases=['ssoSessionIdleTimeoutRememberMe']),
         sso_session_max_lifespan=dict(type='int', aliases=['ssoSessionMaxLifespan']),