How Does Adaptive Authentication Work?
When you implement risk-based authentication in your organization, you set the baseline login requirements for specific users or groups. You might have stricter requirements for users in certain locations or roles that have access to sensitive information.
Adaptive authentication creates a profile for each user, including details like geographical location, registered devices, and roles. Each time someone tries to authenticate, the request is evaluated and given a risk score. Based on this score, the user might need to provide additional credentials or might be allowed to use fewer credentials.
For example, if a user tries to access applications from an unregistered device, they might be prompted to register it. If the user logs in from a location different from their office, they might need to answer a security question.
The IT team determines the response to requests with different risk scores. Depending on the scenario, the user may be allowed to authenticate, prevented from accessing, or asked to prove their identity further.
What is Adaptive Authentication?
Standard authentication methods, including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), require users to provide specific credentials whenever they attempt to log in or access corporate resources. Adaptive Authentication, however, adjusts the required credentials based on the situation, increasing security when the risk of a breach is higher.
When users always log in with standard credentials, such as a username and password, they become more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Authentication tools for identity and access management, like MFA, enhance security by requiring additional credentials, such as a code generated from a smartphone app. Although more factors help, cybercriminals can still acquire or hack these credentials to gain access. Adaptive authentication smartly changes the requirements, making it much more difficult for hackers to access the enterprise because the signals used are harder for attackers to bypass.
Table of Content
- What is Adaptive Authentication?
- How Does Adaptive Authentication Work?
- Machine Learning in Adaptive Authentication
- Why is Adaptive Authentication Important?
- Key Components of Adaptive Authentication
- Benefits of Adaptive Authentication
- Implementation Strategies for Adaptive Authentication
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