Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Flexible multi-factor authentication for every application
Keeping your users safe has never been easier. With multi-factor authentication from Stytch, you’ll get the security protection your application needs with a UX your customers will thank you for.
Why MFA
The surest way to protect your customer’s data and your intellectual property from cybersecurity breaches is with multi-factor authentication. As hackers develop more sophisticated social engineering techniques, phishing-resistant MFA in particular is becoming a crucial investment.
of cybersecurity breaches are due to compromised credentials, costing on average $4.37M per breach.
Flexible, secure, and easy to use
Stytch offers a suite of MFA solutions that offer maximum flexibility and security while maintaining a great customer experience. In addition to offering best-in-class standard MFA methods like SMS one-time passcodes, email verification, and authenticator app-based auth, we also offer phishing-resistant MFA built upon WebAuthn like device-based biometrics and hardware keys.
For companies that want additional control and customizability, we offer both step-up and adaptive MFA in our session management solution.
Your auth partner for the long-haul
Our platform helps you build secure onboarding and authentication experiences that retain and engage your users. We build the infrastructure, so you can focus on your product.
Boost security
With Stytch, you get full protection across the entire authentication and authorization process, as well as a suite of fraud & risk tools.
A unified platform
In addition to offering a host of multi-factor auth solutions, Stytch also provides a full suite of passwordless options and other features like session management, breach-resistant passwords, and bot & fraud protection.
Save time
We prioritize customer support and lightning-fast integration, so your team can get auth up and running ASAP and get back to building your product.
Developer-first
We build all of our products developer-first, so you can get up and running in hours and minutes, not months. This includes:
Ready-to-go APIs
Take ownership of your auth experience and create fast, safe, and easy authentication flows by choosing our direct API integration. Whether you want to build MFA with Email Magic Links or WebAuthn, or step-up auth for more sensitive transactions, we make it easy to tailor your auth flow to the needs of your product.
Straightforward, user-friendly documentation
Get clear, searchable, encyclopedic documentation for quick and painless integrations. Everything you need to get up and running, all in one place.
FAQs
What types of MFA does Stytch support?
We support both conventional MFA (SMS one-time passcodes, email verification, and TOTP authenticator apps like Google Authenticator) as well as phishing-resistant MFA such as those built upon WebAuthn (device-based biometrics and hardware keys like YubiKey)
What exactly does phishing-resistant MFA mean? I thought MFA was phishing-resistant…
You’re not alone! But unfortunately, certain MFA factors like SMS passcodes can still be vulnerable to certain kinds of attacks, mostly based on hackers’ ability to prey on peoples’ emotions. The best way to prevent this is through auth factors that leverage biometrics – a type of credential that’s much more unique and harder to steal given its device-tied nature. For a deeper dive on what this can look like, check out our blog on unphishable MFA, or our WebAuthn or Native Mobile Biometrics products.
If I am interested in going passwordless, do I still need something like MFA?
While a company’s auth flow should always be tailored based on their specific user needs and data sensitivity, we generally recommend using MFA for situations where higher assurance is required, even if you’ve done away with passwords. Because of the phishability of many different auth methods (not just passwords), the best way you can secure your users and company is by requiring at least two authentication factors.