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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

Enabling SAML-based SSO for enterprise applications

As discussed in Chapter 1, SSO is very important for corporations. Azure AD provides secure authentication for users accessing Microsoft 365 services. It also enables SSO, allowing users to access multiple Microsoft 365 services and other cloud applications with a single set of credentials. Azure AD also enables integration with other third-party applications, allowing organizations to extend their SSO capabilities beyond Office 365 and manage access to other SaaS applications.

Azure AD offers multiple methods to achieve this integration, catering to various application types and requirements:

  • Azure AD app gallery: The Azure AD app gallery provides preconfigured templates for thousands of popular enterprise applications, such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Workday. These templates simplify the integration process and enable SSO capabilities with minimal configuration.
  • Custom SAML or OpenID Connect (OIDC)-based applications...