Unifyia Platform Integrates with Entra ID and Okta to Issue and Manage Passkey Credentials Across Devices
by Unifyia
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22 October, 2024
As the landscape of digital identity evolves, the need for passwordless authentication has become more urgent than ever. Traditional passwords are prone to phishing attacks, breaches, and poor user management, pushing organizations to adopt FIDO-based passkeys. With Unifyia's integration with Microsoft’s Entra ID FIDO APIs and Okta, enterprises can easily issue and manage passkey credentials across a variety of devices, including smart cards, YubiKeys, and mobile ID wallets. This streamlined approach ensures that organizations remain secure while improving user experience.
The Role of FIDO-Based Passkeys

Passkeys, supported by the FIDO2 standard, are cryptographic credentials that allow users to authenticate securely without passwords. They work by binding the user’s identity to their device using asymmetric encryption, ensuring that the credential can only be used on that registered device or token. Passkeys eliminate the risks associated with phishing and credential theft, while simplifying login processes for users across platforms.

Seamless Integration with Entra ID and Okta
  1. Entra ID Integration
    Microsoft’s Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) provides a FIDO2-compatible API that enables enterprises to manage passkey-based authentication. Through this integration, Unifyia leverages Entra’s identity services to issue and validate FIDO credentials directly onto devices such as smart cards, YubiKeys, and mobile wallets. This ensures that government agencies and enterprises can offer passwordless, secure access to applications protected by Entra ID.
  2. Okta Integration for Workforce and Consumer Identity
    Unifyia integrates with Okta’s Identity Cloud to offer passkey management for both workforce and consumer users. Okta’s platform handles user provisioning, access policies, and authentication workflows, while Unifyia handles the credential issuance and management. The integration enables enterprises to issue passkeys that work across YubiKeys, mobile ID wallets, and smart cards, ensuring that users have multiple options for secure authentication.
Key Benefits of Using the Unifyia Platform
  1. Centralized Credential Management
    Unifyia’s platform provides a unified dashboard where administrators can issue, manage, renew, or revoke passkey credentials across all supported devices. Whether it’s an employee’s smart card or a contractor’s mobile ID wallet, the platform ensures full visibility and control over the entire credential lifecycle.
  2. Passwordless, Phishing-Resistant Authentication
    By integrating with FIDO2 protocols through Entra ID and Okta, Unifyia enables organizations to embrace passwordless authentication—eliminating the risks of phishing attacks, password leaks, and social engineering.
  3. Flexible Device Options
    Unifyia’s vendor-agnostic platform ensures that passkeys can be issued on a range of devices, including:
    • Smart cards for secure, on-premises access
    • YubiKeys for multi-factor authentication (MFA) across systems.
    • Mobile ID wallets for seamless, on-the-go authentication.

    This flexibility ensures that organizations can offer tailored solutions to employees, contractors, and consumers based on their specific needs and roles.

  4. Automated Compliance and Revocation
    With automated credential expiration and revocation workflows, Unifyia ensures that all issued credentials remain up-to-date and aligned with compliance requirements. Administrators can also integrate real-time alerts and reporting tools to monitor credential usage and mitigate risks proactively.
How It Works
  1. Issuing Credentials:
    Using Entra ID or Okta’s API integration, administrators can quickly issue passkeys to users on their choice of devices—whether that’s a smart card, YubiKey, or mobile wallet.
  2. Authentication:
    When users log in to a protected application, the system leverages FIDO2 to validate their passkey via public-private key cryptography. No passwords are involved, and authentication is phishing-resistant.
  3. Management and Revocation:
    From the Unifyia dashboard, administrators can revoke or renew passkeys instantly if a device is lost or compromised, ensuring continuous security across the organization.
Future-Proofing Identity with Unifyia

The integration of Unifyia, Entra ID, and Okta provides organizations with a future-proof identity management platform. As the world shifts toward passwordless authentication, enterprises and government agencies must adopt solutions that are scalable, secure, and user-friendly. With Unifyia, issuing and managing FIDO-based passkeys becomes straightforward, empowering users with modern authentication methods across smart cards, YubiKeys, and mobile ID wallets.

By combining best-in-class identity platforms like Entra ID and Okta with Unifyia’s credential management expertise, organizations can reduce risk, enhance user experience, and streamline operations. It’s time to leave behind the complexity of passwords and legacy credential systems, and step into a future of passwordless, secure, and flexible authentication with Unifyia.