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Most Drupal security strategies focus on protecting user accounts before login. Organizations invest in strong passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and Single Sign-On (SSO) to prevent unauthorized access. While these controls are important, security risks do not disappear once a user successfully authenticates. Users may remain logged in for extended periods, share credentials with others, access accounts from multiple devices simultaneously, or leave active sessions unattended.

With the growing vulnerability of password-only security systems, your applications, devices, and operating systems would need an authentication system that creates foolproof security. Moreover, as vulnerabilities in cyber ecosystems evolved and password breaches became increasingly common, organizations needed stronger authentication methods to protect sensitive data and user accounts.

Data breaches hit headlines weekly, and phishing scams evolve faster than we can patch them. Amongst this, passwords feel like relics from the dial-up era. Enter passkeys, a modern authentication solution, and a game-changing shift in authentication that's already being made available by giants like Amazon, Google, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Passkeys promise phishing-resistant, frictionless logins without the endless "password123?" frustration.

Over 93% of organizations are reportedly experiencing two or more identity-related attacks a year due to weak passwords, and at this critical level, organizations are looking out for an additional layer of security with biometric authentication to verify their users. Multi-factor authentication plays an integral role in verifying user identities.

Managing users in Atlassian manually, especially with large numbers of users, is time-consuming and error-prone. It’s inconvenient, but more importantly, it introduces major security risks in case an ex-employee still has access. Also, there’s no point in paying for extra licenses. miniOrange User Provisioning for Atlassian addresses this. It synchronizes users, groups, and directories directly from their identity providers into Jira and related Atlassian applications.

Most teams using Jira and Confluence hit the same wall the moment external users get involved. You need clients and vendors to collaborate. But the platform forces a bad choice. Either give them full access and risk exposing internal data, or lock things down and slow everything to a crawl. Add to that the cost of licenses, and it becomes a structural problem, not just an operational one. The reality is simple. External users do not need your system.

During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, workplaces are no longer confined to just office cubicles. With organizations adopting a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy and employees using mobile devices for work, managing the security and productivity of a mobile workforce has become a critical business priority.

A password alone isn't enough to ensure that there will be no unauthorized access to your systems. Someone could enter the correct credentials from another country, from an unknown device, at 3 AM, through a suspicious proxy network - and traditional login systems would still let them in. That’s the problem with static authentication. Modern Drupal websites, especially in healthcare and government sectors, need login security that can evaluate context, behavior, and risk before granting access.

Most organizations do not fail IAM because they chose the wrong technology. They fail because identity controls evolve unevenly across the environment. MFA may protect workforce users but not contractors. Provisioning may be automated for SaaS applications while privileged accounts are still managed manually. Access reviews may exist on paper but lack enforcement, visibility, or accountability.

Single Sign-On (SSO) means fewer password headaches, faster access, and better security for human users. But the same cannot be said for AI agents. SSO, a core part of Identity and Access Management (IAM), which was initially built for humans, can no longer be used for AI agents. For humans, it was quite simple - just log in once, and authenticate across connected apps. However, when an AI agent tries to authenticate the same way, the traditional access model breaks fast.