{"id":1152,"date":"2025-03-11T17:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/?page_id=1152"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:26:48","slug":"mfa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/mfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Factor for Better User Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull ciamsticky is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5ec195d42a06e7b6e80074735a8c8919 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff778368 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:840px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/01131200\/image-6.png\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/01131200\/image-6.png 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/01131200\/image-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/01131200\/image-6-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e603688c wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64be3dce wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:780px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe7bed0674a5c90a0e52e5d2de22be56 has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-289c8335 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">When additional user authentication is required, MFA is what you need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--3\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\"><span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-428 \" data-popup-id=\"428\" data-do-default=\"0\">MFA<\/span> \u2014 a.k.a. Multi-factor Authentication, or 2-factor Authentication (2FA) \u2014 complements first-factor authentication to provide additional user security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/19202418\/profile-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6218\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:192px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Hi, I&#8217;m <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-378 \" data-popup-id=\"378\" data-do-default=\"0\">Peter Fernandez<\/span>, and as a <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-1185\" data-popup-id=\"1185\" data-do-default=\"0\">CIAM<\/span> expert, I want to share my experience building modern MFA into modern applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-accent-5-color has-accent-4-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f283331b5bec979de127eceae61fed51 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">MFA typically employs an additional user authentication mechanism \u2014 also known as a factor \u2014 in an attempt to improve the odds of someone actually being who they say they are. MFA is an excellent deterrent against malicious attacks, where someone else pretends to be a legitimate user.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">By complementing the typical first-factor authentication mechanism (i.e. Login using a UserID and Password, Social, Federated, or Passwordless workflow), MFA, or 2FA \u2014 i.e. 2-factor Authentication where only one additional factor is required \u2014 provides a further level of authentication via the use of an additional factor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6c26c385ed06411caa556623f2aa6ff has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"machine-authentication\">What&#8217;s in a Factor?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">In essence, &#8220;factor&#8221; is the term given to any mechanism for user authentication. First-factor authentication, for example, typically refers to the initial Login via something like UserID and Password, <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-523 \" data-popup-id=\"523\" data-do-default=\"0\">Social<\/span>, and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/federation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1136\">Federated<\/a> authentication. The use of additional factors like Biometrics and <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-2284\" data-popup-id=\"2284\" data-do-default=\"0\">OTPs<\/span>, is typically referred to as <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-428\" data-popup-id=\"428\" data-do-default=\"0\">MFA<\/span> \u2014 a.k.a. Multi-factor Authentication, or 2FA where only one extra (i.e. second) factor is desired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"3\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-3\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-1 wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fe809ea wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-1312\" class=\"wp-block-post post-1312 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-authentication tag-factoringmfa tag-mfa\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/2025\/03\/04\/factoring-mfa-into-the-equation\/\" target=\"_self\" >Factoring MFA into the Equation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/2025\/03\/04\/factoring-mfa-into-the-equation\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/02092719\/create-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-illustrating-the-various-factors-2-e1740907870210.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Factoring MFA into the Equation\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-width:1px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/02092719\/create-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-illustrating-the-various-factors-2-e1740907870210.png 777w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/02092719\/create-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-illustrating-the-various-factors-2-e1740907870210-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/02092719\/create-a-highly-detailed-high-resolution-image-illustrating-the-various-factors-2-e1740907870210-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Click to read the blog post<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"machine-authentication\">Factor Combination<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Any number of factors can be combined as part of the user authentication process, and in any permutation too. The challenge is to combine the use of factors in a way that maximizes security whilst minimizing impact on usability. For example, <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-1879 \" data-popup-id=\"1879\" data-do-default=\"0\">Passkeys<\/span> provide a first-factor authentication method that seamlessly combines Biometrics as a 2nd factor to provide an intuitive secure Login experience with minimal friction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-650bea0fb5fa1475a1c03c1e4ea4d52a has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"3\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-3\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-1 wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fe809ea wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-1130\" class=\"wp-block-post post-1130 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/social\/\" target=\"_self\" >Social<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/social\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/05124411\/image-13.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Social\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-width:1px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/05124411\/image-13.png 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/05124411\/image-13-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/05124411\/image-13-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Click to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"machine-authentication\">Upstream Augmentation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Leverage MFA to augment the authentication provided by the upstream <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-415\" data-popup-id=\"415\" data-do-default=\"0\">IdPs<\/span> used in <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-523\" data-popup-id=\"523\" data-do-default=\"0\">Social<\/span> or (Enterprise) <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/federation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1136\">Federation<\/a> scenarios. Even if those systems don&#8217;t provide MFA \u2014 or you want to add an additional layer of protection, say, even on top of <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-397\" data-popup-id=\"397\" data-do-default=\"0\">SSO<\/span> \u2014 a flexible implementation should allow you to add MFA adaptively, in either a step-up manner or as part of the initial <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-1437\" data-popup-id=\"1437\" data-do-default=\"0\">Login<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"3\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-3\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-1 wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fe809ea wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-1136\" class=\"wp-block-post post-1136 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/federation\/\" target=\"_self\" >Federation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/federation\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/10122920\/image-25.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Federation\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-width:1px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/10122920\/image-25.png 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/10122920\/image-25-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/10122920\/image-25-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Click to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--4\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"machine-authentication\">Step-Up Authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Whilst MFA can be applied as part of the Login process, Step-up Authentication puts a user through MFA at some point in time after the first-factor workflow. Step-up Authentication is typically transactional-driven, e.g. occurs during some financial transactions, or the like \u2014 such as payment processing where verifying the request to make a purchase is important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"user-authentication\">An Adaptive Approach <\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">MFA can also be applied electively, and using more than one additional factor too. With adaptive MFA techniques, progressively roll out MFA in a tiered fashion, rather than forcing everyone to use MFA all at once, so that users only need to go through additional levels of security when and where those additional levels of security are required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build vs Buy vs DIY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\">You could build an in-house custom solution yourself&#8230;it&#8217;s certainly an option. Particularly if you have a team with the time, capacity, knowledge, and expertise to develop: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-397\" data-popup-id=\"397\" data-do-default=\"0\">SSO<\/span>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0\">Leverage <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-407\" data-popup-id=\"407\" data-do-default=\"0\">OIDC<\/span> and\/or <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-470\" data-popup-id=\"470\" data-do-default=\"0\">SAML<\/span> for Authentication, <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-523\" data-popup-id=\"523\" data-do-default=\"0\">Social<\/span> and\/or (Enterprise) <a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1136\" href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/federation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federation<\/a>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0\">Implement <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/login\/passwordless\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1149\">Passwordless<\/a>, <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-1879\" data-popup-id=\"1879\" data-do-default=\"0\">Passkeys<\/span> and\/or <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-428\" data-popup-id=\"428\" data-do-default=\"0\">MFA<\/span>, with optional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-467\" data-popup-id=\"467\" data-do-default=\"0\">OAuth 2.0<\/span> for <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-2876\" data-popup-id=\"2876\" data-do-default=\"0\">API<\/span> Authorization, as well as<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0\">Deploy and maintain Attack Protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">The alternative is to integrate with a <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-2946 \" data-popup-id=\"2946\" data-do-default=\"0\">SaaS<\/span> solution provided by one of the popular vendors, and the cost of subscribing to one of these typically depends on the features you use and the number of active consumer identities you have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"3\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-3\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-1 wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fe809ea wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-127\" class=\"wp-block-post post-127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-integration tag-buyvsdiy tag-diy\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/2025\/02\/22\/diy-or-buy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Build, Buy or DIY your CIAM Solution?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/2025\/02\/22\/diy-or-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/27141803\/create-a-high-resolution-detailed-diagonally-split-featured-image-focusing-on.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Build, Buy or DIY your CIAM Solution?\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-width:1px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/27141803\/create-a-high-resolution-detailed-diagonally-split-featured-image-focusing-on.png 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/27141803\/create-a-high-resolution-detailed-diagonally-split-featured-image-focusing-on-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/01\/27141803\/create-a-high-resolution-detailed-diagonally-split-featured-image-focusing-on-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Click to read the blog post<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p>With vendor-based <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-1185\" data-popup-id=\"1185\" data-do-default=\"0\">CIAM<\/span>, the cost is typically associated with the platform hosting the backend service(s) that deliver <a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authenticate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Authentication<\/a>, <a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\" href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/authorize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Authorization<\/a>, <a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18\" href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Management<\/a> and <a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"24\" href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/ciam\/protect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protection<\/a> from attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With consumer-oriented SaaS, much of this infrastructure is already in place: cloud-based &#8220;compute&#8221;, database, network resources, etc., could be a necessity for your solution, and delivering these at scale may be something you also need to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deploying a standards-based (open-source) DIY solution within your existing infrastructure might provide a more cost-effective approach, delivering secure and robust <span class=\"popup-trigger popmake-1185\" data-popup-id=\"1185\" data-do-default=\"0\">CIAM<\/span> without the need to build everything yourself and with the added benefit of more flexibility and control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0d85de7f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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