Summary
SecurID Authenticator 5.0 for macOS is a new app that supports both SecurID Software Token and cloud-based multifactor authentication to manage all your authentication needs. Be it on-prem, cloud, or hybrid infrastructure, you will now have one single app to manage effectively. By adding support for cloud MFA for macOS users, the new authenticator helps move your authentication to the cloud with continued support for software tokens. Existing software token users can easily move to the SecurID Authenticator 5.0 by simply re-importing their tokens. Migration of software tokens from the RSA Software Token 4.2.3 desktop is not currently supported.
What Users with Existing Software Token Can Expect
Software Token 4.2.X SecurID Authenticator 5.0
SecurID Authenticator 5.0 does not support Migration and a Direct upgrade for Software Token 4.2.x. The administrators need to re-provision the software token seed record and distribute it. If the software token records in AM are imported to SecurID Authenticator 5.0 then the user will have this app functional. Up to 10 software tokens can be imported, if you want more tokens to be imported please reach out to SecurID support.
Difference between Software Token 4.2.X and SecurID Authenticator 5.0
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Software Token 4.2.X |
SecurID Authenticator 5.0 |
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Download |
Download from SecurID Link |
Download from macOS App Store and SecuID Link |
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Provisioning |
Dynamic Seed Provisioning (CT-KIP) File-Based Provisioning (SDTID Files) |
Dynamic Seed Provisioning (CT-KIP) File-Based Provisioning (SDTID Files) Compressed Token Format (CTF) |
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Customization |
Supports customization of the app with help of an administrative template |
Doesn’t support customization of the app |
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Token Management |
Imports up to 20 software tokens per device |
Imports 10 software tokens per device |
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Configuration |
Device password can be set to protect all tokens stored in the local hard drive |
The device password setting is not supported. |
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Uninstallation |
Uninstallation of the application doesn’t remove the token database of other users |
Uninstallation removes token bases of all users |
New Cloud-based MFA Users
To enroll your device for SecurID MFA please refer to SecurID Authenticator Quick Start Guide.
Note: While device registration you will see only iOS and Android devices. Please click on go to App Store link, this will redirect to SecurID Authenticator in the mac App Store.
The app is distributed through platform-specific public Apple's App Store and a SecurID Link for a side-loading, customers can download the app package from the link.
SecurID Authenticator 5.0 is available
Please see the SecurID Authenticator 5.0 for macOS Release Notes for additional information about the contents of this release.
