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Adaptive MFA

Eliminate Account Takeovers with Adaptive MFA

AI-assisted drag & drop adaptive MFA for risk-based user authentication and secure access.

Challenge

Passwords are high-value targets for phishing, brute-force, and credential stuffing, making human behavior the biggest security weakness.

Solution

Adaptive MFA uses dynamic intelligence analyzing contextual risk signals to trigger extra verification only when threats are detected.

Challenge

Single-factor authentication is defenseless against modern automated attacks. Without contextual awareness it cannot detect AI-driven cyberattacks.

Solution

Each login is evaluated using real-time contextual risk analysis. Adaptive MFA applies additional authentication proportional to the assessed risk.

Challenge

Privacy standards like GDPR and CCPA, financial regulations like PCI and PSD2, and healthcare mandates like HIPAA require Strong Customer Authentication.

Solution

Adaptive MFA ensures compliance with global privacy and financial standards, securing sensitive data based on real-time risk.

What is MFA?

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) uses multiple verification methods, such as passwords, devices, or biometrics, to validate identity and prevent single-factor access. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), the most common MFA form, requires exactly two factors, typically a password and a one-time passcode (OTP).

What is MFA?

What is adaptive MFA?

Adaptive MFA evaluates real-time signals such as device posture, geolocation, and behavioral patterns to calculate risk. It dynamically adjusts authentication strength, minimizing friction for low-risk access while escalating to additional verification methods when threats are detected.

what is Adaptive MFA?

Benefits of adaptive MFA

Eliminate single-factor risk

MFA protects accounts even if passwords are stolen, adding independent security layers.

Defend against AI-driven threats

Real-time intelligence detects and blocks sophisticated automated attacks that passwords alone can’t stop.

Reduce MFA fatigue with adaptive intelligence

Context-aware MFA challenges users only when risk is high, minimizing friction for trusted logins.

Strong security without sacrificing UX

Seamless “just-in-time” login keeps users productive while escalating verification on threats.

Meet global compliance standards

Comply effortlessly with GDPR, PSD2, HIPAA, and Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) requirements.

Adaptive MFA with
WSO2 Identity Platform

Passkeys Authenticator App (TOTP) Push notification Magic link otp mfa auth and fraud providers

Passkeys

Provides a fast, phishing-resistant, and passwordless login method supported by modern browsers and mobile devices by leveraging device-based biometrics.

Authenticator App (TOTP)

Generates secure, time-sensitive verification codes offline using industry-standard apps like Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator.

Push notification

Simplifies the user journey with a single-tap "Approve" or "Deny" prompt sent directly to a mobile device.

Magic link

Delivers a frictionless login experience by allowing users to authenticate securely via a one-time link sent directly to their inbox.

SMS and email OTP

Ensures universal accessibility with widely-supported, one-time verification codes delivered instantly via text message or email.

Connect to leading Auth and fraud providers

Provides built-in integrations with AI-powered, biometric authentication providers including FIDO2, Duo, HYPR, iProov, and TypingDNA, and integrates with fraud intelligence services such as Sift.

Make adaptive MFA easy
for developers

Create apps using SDKs with
customizable, pre-built UI components

Native SDKs

Quickly integrate Magic link, OTP, and TOTP with native SDKs for React, Next.js, and more.

Pre-built UI components

Drop in ready-made fully customizable <SignIn /> and <SignUp /> components optimized for Magic link, SMS OTP, and TOTP.

API-first architecture

For custom workflows, leverage our REST APIs to trigger and verify SMS/Email OTPs or validate TOTP codes.

Ready to get started with adaptive MFA?