In a digital world where cyberattacks are on the rise, securing access to information systems has become a major strategic challenge for all businesses.

Strong authentication is emerging as an effective solution for protecting sensitive data, critical infrastructure, and ensuring user trust.

What is strong authentication?

Strong authentication relies on using several distinct factors to verify a user’s identity:

. What you know: password, PIN.

. What you have: physical token, smartphone, smart card.

. What you are: biometrics (fingerprint, facial recognition, voice)

This approach makes unauthorized access much more difficult, even if one of the factors is compromised.

Why is strong authentication essential today?

Credential attacks account for more than 80% of data breaches, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024. Traditional methods like simple passwords have become insufficient against the sophistication of cybercriminals (phishing, credential stuffing, keylogging).

Strong authentication reinforces this first line of defense by requiring a second, or even a third, level of verification that is difficult to bypass.

Strong authentication is a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity. By integrating a solution like Sekrata Authenticate, businesses can enhance access security while delivering a seamless user experience that meets regulatory requirements.

🚀 Looking to secure your access with strong, customized authentication?

Sekrata supports you in the design, deployment, and optimization of your advanced authentication solutions with its Sekrata Authenticate solution.

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Today, digital identity is the new frontier of cybersecurity.

Between increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, regulatory requirements (GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, etc.), and the accelerated digitalization of businesses, access control has become a vital issue.

Who accesses what, when, from where, and with what rights?

A poor answer to this question can expose your company to:

• malicious intrusions (data theft, ransomware, shadow IT)
• significant financial losses (remediation costs, fines, service interruptions)
• a decline in customer and partner trust

👉 It is in this context that Keycloak, an open-source Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution, stands out as a strategic ally for businesses.

What exactly is Keycloak?

Keycloak is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform developed by Red Hat.

It manages the entire user identity lifecycle within an organization:

• Authentification (MFA, SSO, session management)
• Autorization (rights, roles, granular access)
• Identity federation (LDAP, Active Directory, OIDC/SAML providers)
• Intégration with internal, partner, and customer application

Its modern, modular, and API-centric architecture makes it a perfect solution for cloud-native companies or those undergoing digital transformation.

The 7 major advantages of Keycloak for businesses

Keycloak enables the implementation of advanced security mechanisms:

• SSO (Single Sign-On) : a single authentication to access all internal applications (ERP, CRM, Intranet, business tools, etc…)
• MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) : identity validation via OTP, email, or third-party applications (e.g, Google Authenticator)
• Customized session policy: automatic logout, failure limits, geo-based access restrictions

Impact:

• Reduced risk of account theft (credential, stuffing, phishing)
• Strengthening of the Zero Trust model

By centralizing authentication, Keycloak offers:

• Fewer passwords to remember
• Less friction during logins
• A customizable user experience (logo, languages, themes)

Use case: An employee logs into Keycloak once and has uninterrupted access to the ERP, internal messaging, and their HR portal.

Thanks to its Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) engine, Keycloak allows you to:

• Define roles and groups by application, service, or hierarchical level
• Create dynamic access policies (e.g., “User X accesses resource Y between 8. a.m and 6 p.m. from the internal network”)
• Manage customer, service provider, or subsidiary access separately via realms

Result: Your IT and business teams maintain precise control over who can do what, while respecting the principle of least privilege.

Keycloak is compatible with:

• Standardized protocols: OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML
• Identity sources: LDAP, Active Directory, Azure AD, Google Workspace
• Business applications: easy integration with Salesforce, SAP, JIRA, etc

Keycloak acts as a single identity gateway, capable of federating heterogeneous IT environments without requiring redesign.

Keycloak can be:

• Installed on an internal server (on-premises)
• Hosted in a public or private cloud
• Deployed in a Docker or Kubernetes container

This multi-environment deployment allows you to comply with legal requirements while preparing for scalability.

Keycloak is 100% open source, licensed under Apache 2.0.

There are no licensing fees or dependency on a third-party vendor (unlike Okta, Auth0, or Microsoft Entra).

Your investment is solely in:

• Integration with your systems
• Maintenance
• External expertise, if needed

Fast ROI, especially for companies managing hundreds (or thousands) of identities.

Keycloak is highly customizable:

• Customizable login interface (branding, languages, UX)
• Plugins and extensions (custom authentication, webhooks)
• Complete REST API for automating IAM processes

It’s a programmable IAM platform, ideal for businesses with specific needs or modern technology stacks.

🚀 Are you considering deploying Keycloak or optimizing your access management?

👉 Contact our expert for a free audit.

📩 Or let’s discuss your IAM challenges directly : contact@sekrata.com

Together, let’s make identity management a true driver of performance and digital trust.