The education industry faces unique identity and access management challenges; different education systems have specific IAM needs that depend on their environment. The central challenges include:
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Company X is a leading automotive hardware manufacturer. In the competitive manufacturing…
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Identity and Access Management (or IAM) solutions – also known as Identity…
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Most IAM tools utilize browser extensions or applications installed on the end-user’s machine, or on an Active Directory, for access…
One of the biggest benefits of cloud computing is the level of accessibility it enables – from anywhere, and at…
When large organizations like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook report password hacks, it throws some light on how vulnerable current systems…
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What is WebAuthn?
WebAuthn (Web Authentication API) is a global standard specification for secure authentication on the Web, formulated in 2018 by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
This browser-based API allows user authentication on web applications through the creation of strong “credentials” and user-agent-mediated access to authenticators. This could be either in the form of hardware tokens (like U2F security keys) or in-built modules (biometric readers like Google Hello, Apple Touch ID) in the platform. Web Authn has garnered the support of all leading browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, and is compatible with all leading platforms.
In recent times, you might have noticed user accounts being compromised by the millions, and yet companies refute these claims saying that their systems are secure and have not been attacked. In these cases, the companies are right – instead of a direct attack, the hackers may have performed an attack called ‘credential stuffing’. In this type of attack, hackers get their hands on usernames and passwords of one application or service and stuff the same credentials on another login for another digital provider.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most highly recommended security measures in this age of brute-force attacks, data breaches and other such cyber attacks. And while some off-the-shelf SaaS applications may already come with a built-in MFA feature, when it comes to a custom-built application or website, businesses have to make the tough decision between reinforced security and the high cost at which it comes.
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