WatchGuard AuthPoint Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

AuthPoint Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) by WatchGuard is an award winning, cloud-based access management solution designed to protect businesses from unauthorized credential-based access and identity breaches. It enhances traditional authentication methods by requiring users to verify their identity through multiple factors including passwordless integrations with biometrics. AuthPoint stands out with its ease of deployment, intuitive mobile app, hardware tokens, single sign-on, application catalog, and remote access use cases. The AuthPoint mobile app enables users to approve or deny login attempts with a single tap, receive push notifications, and generate time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs). It also supports QR code-based authentication and biometric unlock for added convenience and security. Admins benefit from centralized management through WatchGuard Cloud, where they can provision users, configure zero-trust risk base policies, monitor activity, detect threats, and respond to indicators of compromise, and focus on compliance.

Highlights

• Mobile Authenticator App The app is conveniently designed for Android and iOS and features multiple tokens and authentication methods. It verifies user identities using push-based notifications for one-touch approval/denial of access requests. Time-based one-time passcodes (TOTP) retrieve dynamic, time-based, one-time passcodes, and QR codes generate unique and encrypted codes that serve as a verification factor.

• Windows and macOS Login Windows and macOS machines usually require login with a simple username and password, which risks exposing critical information if credentials are compromised. AuthPoint provides additional protection for Windows and Mac users with online and offline verification methods through the mobile app.

• Web Single Sign-On (SSO) Application Portal SSO authentication allows companies to manage web access by enabling workforce users to sign in to multiple independent applications using one set of credentials. SSO reduces the risk of password-driven vulnerabilities with MFA-protected access to corporate applications.