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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By : Marco Fanti
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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By: Marco Fanti

Overview of this book

MFA has emerged as an essential defense strategy in the wide-ranging landscape of cybersecurity. This book is a comprehensive manual that assists you in picking, implementing, and resolving issues with various authentication products that support MFA. It will guide you to bolster application security without sacrificing the user experience. You'll start with the fundamentals of authentication and the significance of MFA to familiarize yourself with how MFA works and the various types of solutions currently available. As you progress through the chapters, you'll learn how to choose the proper MFA setup to provide the right combination of security and user experience. The book then takes you through methods hackers use to bypass MFA and measures to safeguard your applications. After familiarizing yourself with enabling and managing leading cloud and on-premise MFA solutions, you’ll see how MFA efficiently curbs cyber threats, aided by insights from industry best practices and lessons from real-world experiences. Finally, you’ll explore the significance of innovative advancements in this domain, including behavioral biometrics and passkeys. By the end of the book, you'll have the knowledge to secure your workforce and customers, empowering your organization to combat authentication fraud.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction
4
Part 2: Implementing Multifactor Authentication
12
Part 3: Proven Implementation Strategies and Deploying Cutting-Edge Technologies

MFA without Commercial Products – Doing it All Yourself with Keycloak

Acme Corporation has relied heavily on cloud service providers’ commercial products and default services for its identity and access management (IAM) infrastructure. While these solutions have served their purpose, Acme’s management is eager to explore open source alternatives that offer flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and a vital feature set for its expanding business needs.

In this chapter, we will dive into Keycloak, an open source IAM solution licensed under Apache License 2.0 (at the time of writing). Developed and maintained by the Keycloak community, this powerful tool aims to simplify the complex world of authentication and authorization for both customers and the workforce. By examining Keycloak’s features, implementation process, and how it compares to commercial products, Acme hopes to make an informed decision on whether it is the right choice for the organization.

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