Thales has announced a new passwordless authentication concept for enterprise users in the form of the Passwordless 360° security platform.
The concept will allow businesses to take advantage of some of the latest and greatest secure technologies, such as FIDO access keys.
Many of the passwordless capabilities aim to help protect businesses against a wide range of security risks, including password theft and phishing.
Meet NIST requirements
The Passwordless 360° platform can give organizations the ability to use passwordless authentication across work, personal, legacy, and web devices. This eliminates the need to generate password generators and stops poor cyber hygiene practices that some employees might be engaging in regarding the many passwords they must remember. Using a single solution across multiple platforms also helps reduce costs.
Working in conjunction with the OneWelcome Identity Platform, Passwordless 360° enables organizations to use passcodes, passwordless login, SafeNet FIDO Key Manager for passcode management, and the FIDO Authenticator Lifecycle Management tool that enables enterprises to monitor FIDO tokens throughout its ecosystem.
Alejandro Leal, research analyst at KuppingerCole, said of the announcement: “Overall, Thales offers a comprehensive solution that enables organizations to improve their identity management practices, adapt to evolving technologies and effectively protect their systems and data.” .
“Organizations in highly regulated industries and security-conscious organizations in both the public and private sectors that require strong authentication options should consider the OneWelcome identity platform,” he concluded.
