Add a layer of identity verification across privileged accounts and workforce applications without adding operational complexity.
When MFA creates unnecessary friction — extra prompts, slow flows, unfamiliar devices — adoption stalls and exceptions accumulate. The result is inconsistent coverage that leaves gaps an attacker can find.
Older applications, on-premises systems, and mixed infrastructure make consistent MFA integration technically difficult. Organisations end up with strong authentication on some systems and none on others.
SMS codes, emails OTPs, and push prompts are better than nothing, but they remain vulnerable to phishing, SIM Swapping, and prompt fatigue. The strongest protection requires phishing-resistant authentication methods.
NIS2, DORA, and ISO 27001 require documented evidence of MFA for critical systems and privileged accounts. Meeting that standard means consistent enforcement, and not selective deployment.
Choose the authentication method that fits each user, environment, and risk level — including TOTP, push notification, SMS, hardware token, RADIUS, SAML, OpenID Connect, and PingID, with options for air-gapped OT environments.
Verify identity before access is granted. MFA helps ensure users are authenticated at each critical access point, not only at the perimeter.
Support strong authentication requirements across frameworks such as NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, and GDPR, with audit logs that help evidence authentication events for compliance reporting.
Our MFA solution integrates directly with our Privileged Access Management and User Access portfolio, so identity verification can be applied consistently wherever access happens. The same MFA policy governs every user, every access type, and every environment.
Apply a consistent MFA policy across SSO-federated applications through WALLIX Workforce Access— same enforcement logic, no per-application configuration required.
Require MFA before a privileged session opens through WALLIX PAM — verifying identity at the point of elevated access, whether the user is an administrator, a third-party maintainer, or a service desk operator.
Require MFA for every remote connection, independent of network path — covering contractors, remote employees, and third parties without relying on VPN as a security control.
Extend MFA to isolated or network-restricted environments using TOTP or hardware tokens — consistent enforcement where cloud-based authenticators are not an option.
MFA is a capability of the WALLIX portfolio, delivered through Workforce Access for workforce and SSO authentication, and through WALLIX PAM for privileged access.
Credential theft alone is not enough to gain access. MFA adds a second layer of verification, helping prevent compromised passwords from becoming a direct path into critical systems.
Apply the same MFA policy across privileged sessions, workforce applications, and remote connections — closing the gaps created by selective or siloed enforcement.
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FAQs
The right MFA method depends on who is authenticating and what constraints the environment imposes. Workforce users typically work well with TOTP or push notifications. Privileged accounts warrant hardware tokens or certificate-based authentication. Air-gapped and OT environments require offline-capable methods like TOTP or local hardware tokens where cloud-based authenticators are not an option. The goal is matching the method to the context — not applying one approach everywhere.
MFA adoption fails when friction drives users to request exceptions and IT grants them — leaving coverage inconsistent. Effective rollouts start with high-risk access points where the security case is clear, then expand progressively. Authentication methods should match the user’s context, and MFA should integrate into existing access workflows rather than adding a separate step on top of them.
MFA and PAM address different layers of the same risk: MFA verifies who the user is; PAM controls what that identity can do once access is granted. Integrated together, identity verification is enforced before a privileged session opens, and the session itself is monitored and recorded.
