WatchGuard AuthPoint: Convenient and Secure Authentication
WatchGuard’s AuthPoint app is a free utility tool available for Android users. With the AuthPoint app, users can authenticate their access to company networks and cloud applications right from their phones, eliminating the need for keyfobs or thumb drives. The app offers speedy push-based authentication as well as offline authentication using QR codes with the phone’s camera. However, it requires activation of AuthPoint service, offered by WatchGuard.
The AuthPoint app comes with a range of features to ensure convenient and secure authentication. Users can approve push notification messages to authenticate their access in seconds. Additionally, the app provides additional storage for all third-party authenticators and offers quick self-service migration of tokens when changing phones. The tokens are customizable with unique names and pictures, making it easier to identify and use them.
Overall, with WatchGuard’s AuthPoint app, users can do their part to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data arising from lost or stolen credentials.
