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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐?
If you follow CIS/NIST (or regulations like NIS2), you already know the direction: password-only authentication is ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต.
The hard part is implementation.
In classicย ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ + ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, truly native options are limited:
๐น Windows Hello for Business can work well – but in many setups it ends up mainly as a user solution (often hybrid).
๐น Smart cards / PKI can cover much more – but deploying PKI properly (and managing certificate lifecycle) is a project on its own.
Thatโs why I started collaborating with Systola and their solution SystoLock – built for the โ๐ถ๐ป-๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ปโ reality:
โก๏ธ you want MFA/passwordless for Windows and AD, but you donโt want a full PKI rollout (it is also more budget friendly…).
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
๐น Windows domain logon (interactive + RDP + UAC/impersonation)
๐น RD Gateway / RDP farms (single-step, no MFA โdouble promptsโ)
๐น SaaS / cloud via SAML 2.0 / AD FS (M365, Salesforce, etc.)
๐น Entra ID federation with local passwordless identities
๐งช ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐?
Link in comments. Hereโs how it works:
1. Open the page โ youโll see the license options (one is free).
2. Click Request demo.
3. Systola will create your eval account and send access so you can install and test.
If you give it a spin, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ – I can help and may be able to arrange a discount for paid tiers.
๐ฌ What MFA approach are you using for AD today – WHfB, PKI/smart cards, something else, or nothing yet?
