Secure authentication practices
The authentication process is a vital and essential component of IAM. It acts as the entrance point for authorized personnel to obtain access to organizational resources. This section delves into a variety of recommended practices for secure authentication inside an IAM framework, emphasizing the necessity of safeguarding user identities and preventing unauthorized access.
To start with, organizations should use robust authentication mechanisms to improve the security of their IAM systems. Traditional username and password combinations are no longer enough to deal with increasingly complex cyberattacks.
Adaptive authentication systems should also be prioritized by organizations. Adaptive authentication considers contextual information and dynamically analyzes the risk of each authentication attempt. Adaptive authentication modifies the amount of security necessary by assessing parameters such as the user’s location, the device utilized,...
