WatchGuard AuthPoint

We use WatchGuard AuthPoint as MFA for logging into our AD server, file server, and remote work/VPN. This adds another layer of security for logins so we know that the user is at their computer. It also allows us to prevent unauthorized use if a laptop is stolen or accessed by someone who should not be doing so.

Benefited yes, because we just log into the system and administer it. That access still makes me nervous because of basic hacking. Someone will be able to get into it and mess with our systems, and that's just the nature of cloud work. I hope the pendulum swings back soon to make it feel more secure.

We carry cyber insurance to further protect our business, employees, and investors. A new requirement was that we have MFA enabled on all VPN connections to the main office. Having the option to enable AuthPoint and seamlessly integrate it with our VPN client made it the obvious choice. It was only moderately difficult to configure and deploy and the end-user experience is extremely simple, which keeps it from being an item that has to be addressed, along with the normal IT issues.

We have a local firebox and if that isn't working then the VPM isn't working and as such MFA doesn't matter. So having this in the cloud vs on the WatchGuard device has zero benefits for us. In fact, it would have been preferred to just have it in WSM and not have to build out a cloud connection.

All of our employees use WatchGuard AuthPoint to log into our computers every day, as part of a requirement of our cyber security insurance policy. We were not all that excited about another layer of complexity in our everyday lives, but it has proved to be quite painless and easy to use.

computer log on verification. that is all

We use WatchGuard AuthPoint as our MFA solution for remote VPN, as well as local and RDP desktop, laptop, and server logon. It integrates directly with our local AD. We also use it to secure some web applications using SAML.

The benefit of having AuthPoint in the cloud is that the mobile apps and computer apps do not require significant configuration or management to work properly.

We use WatchGuard Authpoint to secure our VPN (WatchGuard Mobile VPN) group and our servers. There are 100+ users that have VPN access as needed. This secures that connection with its multi-factor authentication ensuring that the employee is the user connecting to our resources. It provides MFA for our server access too. There are only 3 users with access to our servers but it alleviates any concerns of a rogue individual gaining access.

We can access the administrative console whether in the office, on mobile, or at home. This is beneficial when a user may have an issue so we can review the portal to see if everything is set up correctly. Typically, new users wait too long to verify the activation email that is sent so there are times we need to jump on the portal to resend that email. The only hardware required to be deployed is if a user or users do not have a smart cell phone or prefer to not use their personal cell phone. We issue Watchguard Authpoint Hardware tokens in these situations. The cloud portal makes these easy to set up and issue along with providing information on the user along with the ability to deactivate.

The product works fantastic as an extra layer to manage access on websites and even on windows 10, the problem I had was to activate the Authpoint on windows 11, the push access is not working. We informed them of the issue and they are aware of it.

The easy access from the cloud management and the real-time information on how the security inside our company in one unique dashboard is one of the most useful features we have using Watchguard.

We are using WatchGuard AuthPoint to allow users to authenticate and use VPN. Once the VPN is connected they can use LAN. The type of the VPN is IKve2, we originally tried to integrate it with our Radius server and LDAP AD, but it did not work, so we ended up choosing Authpoint as the authentication server. After the setup all the users are running smoothly, and nobody has a problem yet.

Yes, this is one of the best features and very simplistic design and is easy to use. We are always and constantly using the cloud portal, in there we can see all the connected devices, and look at the notifications and alerts. Apply firmware upgrades and much more.

We use it internally and also deploy it to our clients. One of the problems we are facing currently is that Carbon Black blocks the software because of the fact that it uses PowerShell Script to generate geo-coordinate data back to WatchGuard AuthPoint. I've been liaising with WatchGuard support for help on this issue, but no luck so far.

We use AzureAD to sync users, so that eliminates the need to deploy a gateway server in-house. This is particularly good for clients with no servers in their environment.

Our cyber liability insurance has started requiring MFA for just about everything.

We use WatchGuard AuthPoint for MFA for logging into local Windows desktops and laptops.

Cloud deployment is definitely a good thing. The fewer the servers to manage the better. The agents communicate well, no firewall adjustments need either.

The company's insurance provider required them to have some 2FA in place to protect them. I worked with the company and provided a solid solution for WatchGuard AuthPoint. The customer was happy with how easy it was to use and get their team on board and using this product. Once AuthPoint was implemented the customer has not had any issues with employees logging in at all.

The company was easily able to get their users set up using the cloud set up and they are very happy with managing this product via the cloud. They have found that it was very easy to add and remove users and license counts.

WatchGuard AuthPoint is our multi-factor authentication solution when connecting to our corporate network via VPN. We're a WatchGuard shop, so AuthPoint is a natural fit.

While it's designed as a cloud service which certainly makes it easier to manage from anywhere, we needed to install a gateway on an on-premises server to connect the WatchGuard AuthPoint cloud service with our LDAP directory. The gateway software is lightweight and hasn't impacted server performance in any meaningful way. This most likely won't be needed for cloud-based directory services.

We utilize Watchguard Authpoint for Multi-Factor Authentication for client sites to SSLVPN into their networks. Authpoint is a stress-free way to handle multi-factor authentication within the WatchGuard umbrella. Authpoint is perfect for our clients as we can trust the multi-factor authentication provided by the same vendor that supplies our firewalls.

Once the software is configured, it is very easy to use and instruct clients how to use it. However, the setup process can be misunderstood and difficult to complete. If there was an easier setup process with less steps that would be ideal. Besides that, we have had no complaints.

We use WatchGuard AuthPoint as one of our primary MFA solutions that we sell our customers. For the most part, we implement WatchGuard AuthPoint only for SSLVPN connection MFA, but we have a couple of customers that also leverage Windows login MFA via WatchGuard AuthPoint. WatchGuard AuthPoint is generally the solution we recommend in environments where we are unable to implement the NPS server role with Azure extensions as the MFA RADIUS server.

Yes. Our engineers are able to manage AuthPoint licenses from the cloud portal without having to remote into a client network or install any new hardware. We also can easily assign other administrators or operators from the cloud portal. It is convenient having all customer AuthPoint accounts visible from a single partner portal.

We currently use AuthPoint for Network Login MFA on our computers. We also use it for VPN access for remote access to network resources. This ensures that even if passwords are compromised, access to our network is protected. In addition, it provides MFA for access to our Office 365 accounts.

We have benefited by the Cloud nature of the setup and maintaining of users. Being able to help other companies roll out Authpoint without having to be connected to their networks makes setup very easy.

WatchGuard Authpoint provides solutions for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). With Watchguard Authpoint we can secure our other WatchGuard appliances and 3rd party programs that support radius authentication service. Authpoint is very easy to use in that scope after buying all you need to do is activate and you can manage your products from cloud porta. We currently use it to secure our VPN connections.

In our organization, we already host our systems in the cloud, and vendors that provide on-prem service has no chance in our organization so with this product we can directly integrate it into our systems in a much more simple way. And that's a good point for us.

We decided to use WatchGuard AuthPoint as it is one of the leading products for 2FA and we also are using the WatchGuard Firewalls. So it made sense to try their MFA product during our initial research and tests of MFA products. AuthPoint worked out well. We have a mixed Apple & Windows environment and employees traveling worldwide. AuthPoint works well with Apple Mac OS which was important to meet. Not every MFA provider works with Mac OS. Many of our staff travel and do not always have internet available so the Offline MFA option with a QR code is a great feature as well. Another business problem is that we need an easy process to get staff logged in if they forget their mobile phone or if they switch phones. Let's say they upgrade their phone overnight. They need to log back in in the morning and AuthPoint is quite easy to work with to provide them a new token to register or provide them an exception by the user sending a code to an Administrator to provide the code back. It has been easy to work with. Watchguard support team is always available to help. I have received the phone and email support and have been quite happy with the process.

Having this as a cloud service just makes sense. With traveling staff, we need a service that is 100% reliable and managed. We are a small business with staff wearing many hats, so if this was only self-hosted we could run into trouble if our network would go down or if there were other server issues on our network. Having this in the cloud reduces complexities and we know it is taken care of.

These are the MFA products we use for VPN SSL, IKE, and resources like 365, Vcloud.

If you have a WatchGuard on-premise, it's an easy win. If you had another brand, forget the integration of Authpoint, too hard.

Secure access to RADIUS/VPN, Terminals via remote desktop.

Cloud management and functionality is a key to admins and also users comfort. Push notification is a great way to fast, comfortable and secure MFA.

We use WatchGuard AuthPoint for users to access company network resources through mobile VPN or through the WatchGuard Authentication Portal. Security and user management are both very important issues that WatchGuard AuthPoint handles for us easily by integrating seamlessly with the current infrastructure.

Being a cloud based service allows us to easily manage users remotely and securely as it requires the same MFA to connect to the management system. The only requirement is a gateway service that can be installed on any server (or client workstation even). Setup is straightforward and management is a breeze.

We use Watchguard Authpoint to enforce Multi-Form Authentication for all our VPN users when they are attempting to connect to the corporate VPN. It adds extra security for our remote workforce by requiring them to MFA every time their credentials are used to connect to the corporate VPN.

We have benefitted greatly by not having to deploy another piece of hardware. It integrates with our current WatchGuard firewalls when the cloud feature is enabled on them. there are 2 options you can manage the firewalls on the device itself or in the cloud as well. For security, we manage all our WatchGuard firewalls on-prem with their GUI interfaces.

We use it to provide secure access to our WatchGuard SSL VPN system - namely MFA on top of the SSL VPN system built into our M440 Firebox. It is used across the whole organization by almost all employees (excluding those working in picking/packing roles). It addresses my need for heightened security across the organization, and this became hugely important once the pandemic hit and almost all office employees began working remotely and required access to our on-prem network via the WatchGuard VPN SSL client.

Yes. I do not like adding to systems overhead - particularly via hardware. So AuthPoint has helped keep costs down in that regard and the simplicity is important given the added complexity of managing in a remote environment (primarily from all the added variables from users' home network/internet connections).

We currently use WatchGuard AuthPoint for MFA requirements for VPN access, RADIUS implementations, and various SAML implementations, and we're testing the API capabilities for use with specific applications.

As a WatchGuard customer adding AuthPoint was a simple add-on to their other products and a seamless learning curve for the admins.

We use WatchGuard AuthPoint to secure our accounts with MFA. We needed something to add MFA to VPN and PC Logon and this adds that feature. We like the notification via the app.

Deployment can be completed in as little as a few hours. Not waiting on hardware with the current shortages is a huge benefit. While we can use WatchGuard tokens if we choose, there are 3rd party options available and supported.

I use AuthPoint to provide flexible and versatile MFA solutions to my customers. Especially during Covid, when many organizations had to scale up on remote working it's proven to be easy to adopt and scale solutions to securing VPN connections.

Being a cloud solutions makes it easy to roll out to new customers.

We wanted to improve the security of our VPN solution by implementing MFA. We were already long-term users of WatchGuard products (15 plus years) and it seemed a natural choice to use WatchGuard AuthPoint. We investigated and trialed a number of other MFA options, but for a specific case where all the network traffic is passed through the VPN tunnel, the WatchGuard solution was most appropriate.

It is a cloud product, but requires a gateway server to be installed on-prem. We tried with WatchGuard support to link this to our Azure AD and it failed, so the solution was to use our on-prem AD server. I would question the entirety of it being a cloud solution.