For decades, RSA has been synonymous with the most secure authentication on the market. And while authentication is a vital component of the solutions we offer, it’s also only part of a much larger story.
Over the past few years, we’ve transformed RSA® ID Plus from a foundational access management tool to a full-featured solution, built for scalability and tailored for complex environments. Today, ID Plus customers benefit from adaptive security powered by advanced machine learning, future-ready innovations like passwordless authentication with passkeys, and unparalleled flexibility in deployment.
That work has paid off: RSA is listed in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management as a Niche Player. We feel that being included in the report is both a moment to celebrate and a testament to what our customers have known for years: that RSA delivers trusted expertise and innovation in every identity and access management (IAM) domain.translated
We believe that being named as a “Niche Player” in the Magic Quadrant highlights our focus in workforce access management. That’s by design: RSA provides security-first solutions for highly regulated and security-conscious industries. From banking to government, our customers demand robust, adaptable systems, and RSA deliveries.
That’s a lot easier said than done. To get workforce access management right, organizations need to balance the following components:translated
- Security: An organization is only as safe as its access is secure. Organizations need to ensure that only the intended users have access to the systems and resources they need and can only access them in ways that don’t put the entire organization in jeopardy. Cybercriminals will use access misconfigurations to move laterally across your organization, escalate privileges, and do damage. There’s also the risk that organizations accidentally provision personally identifiable information (PII) or other sensitive data to users who don’t need it, violate compliance regulations, and need to pay fees.
- Usability: Ensuring that your access policies are secure is an essential first step, but it’s only the first step. Access isn’t just about keeping the bad guys out—it’s also about letting your users in. It sounds obvious, but organizations need to ensure that users can access the resources they need to do their work. To do this, organizations need to create an access management system that supports all users, on all devices, and in every environment.
- Scalability: It’s not just enough to provision secure access to individual users—organizations need to ensure that every user can work within its access management program. Moreover, organizations need to be able to add new users quickly to support business goals.
RSA started with workforce access management, but we didn’t stop there. Access management isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. While workforce access management is our specialty, RSA’s flexible, security-first solutions have successfully supported organizations with customer-facing use cases as well.
RSA ID Plus can meet diverse business needs, including securing interactions for end users and enabling seamless, secure access for customer applications. Whether deployed as SaaS, in hybrid environments, or on-premises, RSA ID Plus can enable secure access for all users, everywhere. Its resilient hybrid failover architecture keeps access workflows operational during outages, and its support for OAuth 2.0 and advanced machine-to-machine access provides a strong foundation for modern IoT and API-driven architectures.translated
Proud as I am of this milestone, it’s just the beginning. We are committed to raising the bar in access management, and our roadmap reflects that ambition. From enhanced directory management to AI-driven capabilities, RSA will continue to bring new innovations to access management to empower security teams while keeping user convenience and resilience at the forefront.
We believe RSA’s inclusion in the Gartner Magic Quadrant is a moment of recognition, but it’s also a powerful motivator to keep improving, innovating, and driving leadership in the industry. See for yourself: sign up for a free, 45-day trial of ID Plus today.
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Brian Guthrie, Nathan Harris, Abhyuday Data, Josh Murphy 2 December 2024
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