Single sign-on (SSO) is a centralized session and user authentication service in which one set of login credentials can be used to access multiple applications. Its beauty is in its simplicity; the service authenticates you one-on-one designated platform, enabling you to then use a plethora of services without having to log in and out each time. In the enterprise, an organization might use SSO to allow users to log into proprietary web applications (hosted on an internal server) or cloud hosted ERP systems.

Implemented correctly, SSO can be great for productivity, IT monitoring and management, and security control. With one security token (a username and password pair), you can enable and disable user access to multiple systems, platforms, apps and other resources. You also reduce the risk of lost, forgotten or weak passwords.

A well-thought-out and well executed SSO strategy can eliminate password-related reset costs and downtime, mitigate the risk of insider threats, improve user experience and authentication processes, and put the organization firmly in control of user access.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is an electronic authentication method in which a computer user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence to an authentication mechanism: knowledge, possession, and inherence. It protects the user from an unknown person trying to access their data such as personal ID details or financial assets.

A multi-factor authentication system that unifies a variety of authentication methods, protocols, solutions and user experience in a single platform.

Unified Authentication methods:

• OTP (One-Time Password) by SMS, email and voice call
• OOBA (Out of Band Authentication) by push notification, SMS and voice call
• OTP tokens, key fobs and cards
• Biometrics, e.g. Fingerprint, Face & Voice recognition
• Device Fingerprint, Device ID, Device DNA