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    Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Azure Multi-Factor Authentication was an MFA solution acquired with PhoneFactor in 2012. From 2018 it is no longer available as a standalone product. This functionality is now provided by Microsoft Entra ID.N/A

    HID DigitalPersona

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AHID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) provides a comprehensive multi-factor authentication solution. The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution frees users from cumbersome login activities while making it easy for an IT Team to secure access to their networks, data and applications.

    $3.75

    per user per month

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    HID DigitalPersona
    $3.75
    per user per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)HID DigitalPersona
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Key User Insights
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    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)HID DigitalPersona
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (117 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (Discontinued)HID DigitalPersona
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    If your solution falls within their standard use case or you have Office 365 - then it makes total sense. If you need a lot of customization or have a really specific business process that causes you to deviate from the standard flow it usually makes more sense to create a custom solution
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    HID Global
    During the onboarding process, remote workers can enroll their fingerprints or create secure PINs. This eliminates the need for complicated passwords and enables them to safely access company resources and critical apps from remote locations. HID DigitalPersona's robust authentication techniques and access control features can assist you in adhering to data security laws.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Ease of use
    • Interoperability
    • Industry standard
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    HID Global
    • Speeding up the login process with fingerprint in PIN rather than having to remember a long password. Our IT department has seen a huge decrease in the amount of account lockout and forgot password calls.
    • It is highly customizable to meet the needs of remote or on-premises workers. It is all configurable through group policy, so it is very easy to set specific requirements on certain groups.
    • Setup was quick and the administration guides are very easy to follow if you need to go back in and adjust things.
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    Cons
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    • It can be difficult to work with when deviating off the standard use cases
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    HID Global
    • I find that sometimes I have had to delete a users fingerprints and re-add them. There must be something going on where the software believes that the user has changed their fingerprints.
    • I have on occasion come across a person where the reader was unable to create fingerprints for that user. It would be interesting to see if the sensitivity of the 4500 reader could be improved on.
    • I find that using the DigitalPersona software makes the users ultimately forget their passwords. Maybe every once in a while the software could require the user to type in their Windows password to help them remember it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    HID Global
    It is wonderful for multifactor authentication and gives us many options for what we use to authenticate. All of our users use it and it is engrained into our group policies and people would be very disappointed if it went away.
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    Usability
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    HID Global
    I think there are still fundamental enhancements needed to be added to the management consoles and I think there ought to be a Centralized, Windows Based "Thick" Management Application instead of individual utilities which vary from MMCs, Scripts, Wizards, etc.
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    Support Rating
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    HID Global
    Extremely poor; I've never encountered such. Professional Services completely dropped us for months. Crossmatch tech support seems like it has 3 techs tops! No response to emails, calls, the absolute worst! I will never recommend DP to anyone.
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    Implementation Rating
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    HID Global
    Could use tools to audit license usage at a more granular level as to allow an administrator to free up licenses from users whom seldom use their biometrics to login.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Honestly, they are very similar as is much of their offerings. It really comes down to which ecosystem are you already invested in? It doesn't make a lot of sense to try and interop with every cloud vendor - pick one and use them. While there used to be substantial differences in the cloud platforms, they are at basic parity now
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    HID Global
    We have used One Identity for software tokens. The Defender software tokens were originally included with our bundle and work pretty well for integration into the AnyConnect VPN client with Cisco. All that said, we use the two products for different applications and DP does what it does very well.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Overall, it's a really good value compared to building a custom solution that you have to maintain
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    HID Global
    • I'm happy to say I'm not involved in budgeting or finance, but the financial benefits are easy to state: Less helpdesk time - helpdesk staff don't have to spend time resetting people's passwords.
    • Users don't have to wait for Helpdesk to get around to helping them log in.
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