OCTATCO mentioned as a FIDO2 Biometric Security Key Provider by Gartner®

After being acknowledged as a Sample Vendor of FIDO2 Solutions in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Digital Identity, 2022. OCTATCO is delighted to be mentioned once again in the 2023 Gartner Innovation Insight for Many Flavors of Authentication Token report.

Gartner analysts mention “Authentication tokens provide the commonest way of implementing MFA to address the weaknesses of passwords and reduce ATO risk, but token-based methods are increasingly defeated. Security and risk management leaders must act swiftly to mitigate risks and plan for migration to phishing-resistant MFA.”.

Following regulators and industry security trends, the Gartner report specifically recommends “Reduce the potential vulnerabilities of legacy implementations by disinvesting from known-weak legacy out-of-band (OOB) modes, such as SMS, implementing compensating controls to protect other incumbent methods, and migrating to more effective, phishing-resistant methods, using passwordless methods whenever possible.”.

In the report, OCTATCO is delighted to be mentioned as a FIDO2 Biometric Security Key Provider.

Our Security Keys only utilize fingerprint recognition technology and are all FIDO-certified (device-bound passkeys). By relying solely on biometrics, we can ensure the implementation of a phishing-resistant and passwordless authentication solution that we feel aligns perfectly with the recommendations provided by GARTNER.

We believe this reaffirms OCTATCO’s position as a trusted provider of passwordless FIDO2 solutions for organizations seeking to eliminate vulnerable token-based authentication methods (push notifications, OTPs, SMSs, etc.).

Gartner, Innovation Insight for Many Flavors of Authentication Token, By Ant Allan, James Hoover, Published 30 March 2023.

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Digital Identity, 2022, By Felix Gaehtgens, Published 25 July 2022.

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