SecurID Overview

SecurID provides the benefits and functionality of Authentication Manager and the Cloud Authentication Service combined into one multifactor (MFA) solution. This integration enables new capabilities for existing Authentication Manager customers. SecurID provides:

  • More than just tokens. Select from a variety of secure and convenient authentication methods including mobile-optimized push notifications, device biometrics, and standards-based FIDO authenticators.

  • More ways to connect. Add policy-driven secure access and single sign-on to the leading web and SaaS applications through SAML, reverse proxy or password vaulting. Add strong authentication to your custom and third-party applications using the new REST-based SecurID Authentication API and expanded RADIUS options.

  • Flexibility to mix and match. Use your existing SecurID tokens to protect the cloud, use the SecurID app with traditional on-prem resources like VPNs, or mix-and-match to meet your unique requirements. The expanded features and services of the Cloud Authentication Service work with your existing Authentication Manager solution and vice versa.

Authentication Manager

SecurID Authentication Manager is an on-premise multifactor authentication solution that helps secure access to network and web-accessible applications, such as SSL-VPNs and web portals. Authentication Manager verifies authentication requests, and centrally administers authentication policies, SecurID hardware and software tokens, users, agents and resources across physical sites.

Authentication Manager provides the following choices for strong authentication:

  • SecurID, which protects access using two-factor authentication with hardware and software-based tokens.

  • On-demand authentication (ODA), which protects access using two-factor authentication by sending authentication credentials to users upon request through SMS text messaging or e-mail.

  • Risk-based authentication (RBA), which protects access by assessing user behavior and matching the device being used to authenticate to assess the risk-level of an authentication attempt.

Cloud Authentication Service

The Cloud Authentication Service is an access and authentication platform with a hybrid on-premise and cloud-based service architecture. The Cloud Authentication Service helps secure access to SaaS and on-premise web applications for users, with a variety of authentication methods that provide multifactor identity assurance. The service helps increase user productivity with single sign-on (SSO) and enables a company to control how users access these applications with centralized access and authentication policies. The Cloud Authentication Service can also accept authentication requests from a third-party SSO solution or web application that has been configured to use SecurID as the identity provider (IdP) for authentication.

The Cloud Authentication Service includes transparent and interactive methods for determining if a user is who he claims to be. Users can authenticate using the SecurID app, a software application that is self-registering, automatically seeded, and never expires. The app supports biometric methods such as fingerprint, Face ID, and Windows Hello, push notifications, and tokencodes that can be protected by biometrics or a PIN. The Cloud Authentication Service also supports SecurID hardware tokens, as well as standards-based FIDO authenticators, and context-based authentication using factors such as the user's location and network. Confidence in a user's identity can also be established through risk analytics, based on user characteristics such as past behavior, devices previously used for authentication, and other factors.

Because users are enrolled for SecurID Authenticate Tokencode automatically after registration with the SecurID app, you do not need to perform any additional steps to distribute this method.

Integrating Authentication Manager and the Cloud Authentication Service

Integrating Authentication Manager with the Cloud Authentication Service offers opportunities to expand the resources you protect and the authentication methods you make available to users.

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Different ways you can integrate Authentication Manager with the Cloud Authentication Service Select an Integration Path for SecurID Authentication Manager with the Cloud Authentication Service.
Which authentication methods Authentication Manager supports when integrated with the Cloud Authentication Service Authentication Methods for Cloud Authentication Service Users.

If you have an Authentication Manager RADIUS deployment, you can expand the authentication methods available to users by moving to RADIUS for the Cloud Authentication Service. This feature is available for identity routers that are deployed on the VMware, Hyper-V, or Amazon Web Services platforms. Configure a RADIUS client in the Cloud Authentication Service to protect the resources that are currently protected by RADIUS in Authentication Manager. For instructions, see RADIUS for the Cloud Authentication Service Overview.

Identity Router

The identity router is a virtual appliance that communicates with the Cloud Authentication Service, identity sources, and Authentication Manager. It provides RADIUS and single sign-on (SSO) services, and enforces authentication and access for users of protected resources.

You can deploy an identity router on the VMWare, Hyper-V, or Amazon Web Services cloud platforms. With the latest version of Authentication Manager, you can deploy an identity router that is embedded in the Authentication Manager server. For more information on supported platforms and services, see Identity Router.

SecurID Authentication API

SecurID provides the SecurID Authentication API, a REST-based programming interface that allows you to develop clients that process multifactor, multistep authentications through Authentication Manager and the Cloud Authentication Service. The interface definition can be integrated with any programming language. The Authentication API supports Authentication Manager 8.2 Service Pack 1 or later. For instructions, see the SecurID Authentication API Developer's Guide.

RSA ID Plus Subscription Plans

ID Plus offers three levels of cloud solutions, tailored to fit every identity and access management requirement. All of the solutions can be flexibly deployed in the cloud, on-premises, or hybrid with an open, extensible identity platform. The solutions also can be easily adjusted to meet the pace and evolution of your modernization. For details, see RSA ID Plus Subscription Plans.