Want to verify customer credentials without using a password? Passwordless frees users from the traditional password authentication typically associated with first-factor workflow, providing flexibility and enhanced levels of security.
Re-defining User Authentication
The password has been around…well, forever! It’s been a core aspect of building login since the first login box was created. The user experience around passwords is well known. It’s also well known that the password is probably one of the most insecure aspects of modern user first-factor authentication! So what if the password went away?
Time to let go of the Password
Passwordless provides user authetication without the password! And it’s something that’s been around longer than most people imagine. From the classic Magic Link – typically delivered via Email – and OTP (One Time Passcode; usually delivered via SMS), to the more modern and more phising-resistant Passkeys, passwordless authentication has become a progressively more secure alternative that can be used in a number of different scenarios.
Freedom of choice; freedom to choose
Modern technology provides more options for even safer and more secure (first-factor) user authentication. WebAuthn allows folks to leverage secure public key cryptography via the use of biometric enabled device, as a replacement for UserID and Password credentials. And Passkeys takes this even further, providing for cryptographic credentials that are easily discoverable across devices. Click on the image to learn more about WebAuthn, and see it in action.
Build it yourself?
You could build support in-house, yourself. That’s true. Click on the image to read more about doing just that, and watch the recording of my related webinar here. If your team has the resources, time, capacity, knowledge, and expertise in developing SSO; deploying Attack Protection; leveraging OIDC and/or SAML for Authentication, Social and/or Enterprise Federation; implementing Passwordless and/or MFA, and/or (optionally) OAuth 2.0 for API Authorization – then it’s definitely an option. But what if there was a better way?
Go beyond with Auth0
For an all-around easier experience, Auth0 gives you the choice to let customers do away with using passwords as part of their first-factor login experience. Integrate Auth0 Universal Login as part of your application login workflow, and provide provide passwordless workflows – safely, seamlessly, and securely enabled in an effortless fashion.
Passkeys
Based on the WebAuthn specification, a Passkey is the credential that provides a fully-flexible user experience across multiple devices; passkeys are the next generation of advanced user credential that offer the most compelling replacement to the password so far! With Auth0, integrating Passkey support is as simple as enabling a single option! To discover more about Passkeys visit a0.to/do/passkeys.
WebAuthn
Web Authentication (a.k.a WebAuthn) is a specification by the W3C and FIDO – an alliance formed with the participation of Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, Yubico, and others. Auth0 can be easily configured to use WebAuthn, providing first-factor authentication for a user using public key cryptography instead of a password. Or you can go one step further, and add Passkeys for a fully-flexible user experience across multiple devices.
OTP
Configure Passwordless connections in Auth0 to send a One-Time Passcode (OTP) to a user through email or SMS in place of a Password.
Magic Link
Configure Passwordless connections in Auth0 to send a Magic Link to a user via email, in place of a Password.
Integrate with ease
With a variety of out-of-box options provided by a wide range of SDKs, you can build an initial integration with Auth0, written in any programming language and supporting any technology stack, in a matter of hours. Click on the image to visit the Auth0 SDK website and discover how to integrate with ease.
Create novel workflows
But Passwordless doesn’t just stop at first-factor authentication. Magic Link, for example, could be used via Extensibility to enable out-of-band workflows for the likes of mobile apps, et al, that allow you to request ad-hoc user interaction as part of User Profile enrichment and the like.
Read more about it on the Auth0 Blog
Read more about Passwordless Authentication on the Auth0 Blog, where you can find numerous other articles on how Auth0 makes life easier when it comes to building Customer Identity & Access Management.
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Begin the journey…
Sign up here, and create a free Auth0 Tenant to begin your journey. Play with prototyping an integration of your existing code – or develop something new; experience the Okta Customer Identity Cloud, powered by Auth0, in a way that best suits you.
…or try a Demo.
If you’re looking for some inspiration, why not take a look at some of the pre-build demos at demo.okta.com – where you can test-drive sample integrations for both the Okta Customer Identity Cloud and the Okta Workforce Identity Cloud too!
