BIOMETRICS ARE FINALLY COMING INTO THEIR OWN AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THEM BECOME A COMMON METHOD FOR ENTERPRISE AUTHENTICATION .
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1 . Context , location and behaviour – the holy grail of identity assurance : Organisations have more multi-factor authentication choices than ever before and as we move into the future , this range of options is set to widen . In particular , watch the growing trend towards dynamic , frictionless solutions that can automatically recognise someone based on contextual clues and behavioural access patterns , while still providing a high-level of identity assurance . Certified interoperability with on-premise and cloud apps will also become increasingly important as the number of applications grows .
2 . Single sign-on ( SSO ) will need to move with the times : Our reliance on technology is seeping through every facet of our working lives , meaning we are constantly having to log on to multiple systems and applications to get our jobs done . Single sign-on ( SSO ) provides tremendous benefits in this context , as users no longer have to remember reams of passwords . However , SSO is only effective if organisations have the assurance that users who request access are who they say they are . Don ’ t be surprised to see more SSO providers partnering with security and authentication specialists to deliver solutions that use advanced analytics to increase security and transparency .
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BIOMETRICS ARE FINALLY COMING INTO THEIR OWN AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THEM BECOME A COMMON METHOD FOR ENTERPRISE AUTHENTICATION .
3 . Practical standards to meet modern authentication needs : Across an enterprise , there are many different roles and requirements for security and authentication . For example , you may have a different type of authentication method for an employee who routinely accesses lower-risk applications than for a privileged user . Yet this does not mean you need to abandon standardisation . Several emerging open standards and protocols for multifactor authentication are making it possible to meet diverse user needs and still have consistent integration processes and user experiences across systems , devices and apps . This means that you can employ the same standards and protocols to incorporate and administer both .
4 . Biometrics that live up to the hype : Biometrics have been talked about for years and you can be forgiven for having an ‘ I ’ ll believe it when I see it ’ attitude to these promises . However , biometrics are finally coming into their own and we are starting to see them become a common method for enterprise authentication . Providing a fingerprint or retina scan may be easy
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