Implementing Multifactor Authentication: Protect your applications from cyberattacks with the help of MFA

Avoid MFA pitfalls—learn how to choose, implement, and troubleshoot MFA in your company

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Key Features

Gain proficiency in using solutions like Okta, Ping Identity, and ForgeRock within the IAM domain
Thwart authentication breaches using pragmatic strategies and lessons derived from real-world scenarios
Choose the right MFA solutions to enhance your organization's security

Book Description

In the realm of global cybersecurity, multifactor authentication (MFA) has become the key strategy; however, choosing the wrong MFA solution can do more harm than good. This book serves as a comprehensive guide, helping you choose, deploy, and troubleshoot multiple authentication methods to enhance application security without compromising user experience.

You'll start with the fundamentals of authentication and the significance of MFA to gradually familiarize yourself with how MFA works and the various types of MFA solutions currently available. As you progress through the chapters, you'll learn how to choose the right MFA setup to keep the user experience as friendly as possible. The book then takes you through the different methods hackers use to bypass MFA and measures to safeguard your applications. Next, with the help of best practices and real-world scenarios, you'll explore how MFA effectively mitigates cyber threats. Once you've learned how to enable and manage MFA models in public clouds such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, you'll discover the role of biometrics in the MFA landscape and gain insights into the upcoming wave of innovations in this field.

By the end of this MFA book, you'll have the knowledge required to secure your workforce and customers using MFA solutions, empowering your organization to combat authentication fraud.
What you will learn

Evaluate the advantages and limitations of MFA methods in use today
Choose the best MFA product or solution for your security needs
Deploy and configure the chosen solution for maximum effectiveness
Identify and mitigate problems associated with different MFA solutions
Reduce UX friction with ForgeRock and behavioral biometrics
Stay informed about technologies and future trends in the field

Who this book is for

This book is for developers, system administrators, security professionals, white-hat hackers, CISOs, and anyone interested in understanding and enhancing their access management infrastructure. While basic knowledge of authentication and IAM is helpful, it is not a prerequisite.
Table of Contents

On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog
When to Use Different Types of MFA
Preventing 99.9% of Attacks – MFA with Azure AD and Duo
Implementing Workforce and Customer Authentication Using Okta
Access Management with ForgeRock and Behavioral Biometrics
Federated SSO with PingFederate and 1Kosmos
MFA and the Cloud – Using MFA with Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform and MFA
MFA without Commercial Products – Doing it All Yourself with Keycloak
Implementing MFA in the Real World
The Future of (Multi-Factor) Authentication