{"id":14116,"date":"2022-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/blog\/en-blog-continuous-authentication\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:00:03","slug":"continuous-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/blog\/continuous-authentication","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking IAM: What Continuous Authentication Is and How It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Multiple reports show that people don\u2019t take the necessity to pick secure passwords for their login credentials and personal devices seriously enough. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/business\/resources\/T4c1\/reports\/dbir\/2022-data-breach-investigations-report-dbir.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verizon\u2019s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report<\/a>, 80% of incidents resulting from hacking attacks involved weak and compromised passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These findings make us wonder whether confirming a user\u2019s identity just once at login is enough. Should this be a repeated procedure? And if so, how can we turn one-time authentication into a continuous process that ensures both strong data protection and an uninterrupted workflow? In this article, we review continuous authentication as a reliable method to securely authenticate users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is continuous authentication and what threats does it help to mitigate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To develop a better understanding of what continuous authentication is, let\u2019s review the main characteristics of secure authentication. There are three of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-three-characterictics-of-secure-authentication.png\" alt=\"Characteristics of secure authentication\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pervasive<\/strong> \u2013 access is secure across the network for all users, applications, and devices (both personal and corporate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connected<\/strong> \u2013 information needed for protecting critical assets can be shared across the security ecosystem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Continuous<\/strong> \u2013 authentication data is collected, analyzed, and acted upon continuously, not just from time to time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous account authentication, or continuous risk-based authentication, is a verification method aimed at authenticating the user not just once but continuously throughout the whole user session. The main idea of continuous risk-based authentication is to deliver smart and secure identity verification without interrupting the workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method should be able to register unusual shifts in a user\u2019s behavior and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/blog\/zero-trust-security-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">re-verify the user\u2019s identity<\/a> if needed. To do so, an identity and access management (IAM) solution with continuous authentication functionality should be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>constantly collect information<\/strong> about a user\u2019s actions and establish patterns of regular behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>learn to distinguish<\/strong> between normal and abnormal behavior of a particular user based on collected data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>grant access<\/strong> to the system or request additional user identity verification based on analysis of user behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, additional verification should only occur when there\u2019s a real risk indicator so that users don\u2019t waste their time repeating authentication procedures when they aren\u2019t needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-read-also\"><a class=\"read-also\" href=\"\/en\/blog\/brute-force-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brute Force Attack Detection and Prevention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When to use continuous authentication?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous risk-based authentication can help you protect your organization from malicious attacks aimed at your employees\u2019 login credentials. It can be used in combination with the <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/continuous-adaptive-trust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continuous adaptive trust<\/a> approach to secure access to organizational data and systems even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyber attackers can use a whole variety of means to compromise an organization\u2019s accounts and enter internal systems unnoticed. Some of those means are the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-cybersecurity-threats.png\" alt=\"Continuous authentication helps to prevent cybersecurity threats\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phishing<\/strong> is a social engineering attack that usually involves sending messages or emails to legitimate users with the intent of luring them into disclosing login credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>brute-force attack<\/strong> is a trial-and-error method if finding the right login and password combination to enter a specific system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session eavesdropping<\/strong> is a way to steal valid login credentials by intercepting an ongoing login session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>keylogger attack<\/strong> consists of sending a Trojan program to a user&#8217;s machine and, with its help, recording what the user inputs through the keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By detecting suspicious behavior and reverifying users\u2019 identities, continuous authentication can help you ensure that perpetrators won\u2019t stay in your systems long enough to cause significant damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let\u2019s take a closer look at how continuous risk-based authentication works and what factors play a central part in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-read-also\"><a class=\"read-also\" href=\"\/en\/product\/supported-platforms\/amazon-workspaces-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon WorkSpaces Session Recording<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does continuous authentication work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, you can verify a user\u2019s identity with the help of one factor (single-factor authentication) or several factors (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/blog\/multi-factor-authentication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-factor authentication<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-factors-used-for-verifying.png\" alt=\"Factors used for verification\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to these methods, continuous authentication also verifies a user by who they are. Instead of traditional biometrics such as retina and fingerprint scans, it uses so-called behavioral biometrics: patterns of user behavior that are unique for each person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how continuous user authentication works in practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you use the same device at the same location to log into the system, access the network at the same hours, and launch the same set of applications every day, the continuous authentication solution will recognize this pattern and allow you to access the system with a minimal number of verification procedures. But if you log in from a device that the IAM solution knows nothing about or try to access a critical application you\u2019ve never used before, the system will re-confirm that you\u2019re the person you claim to be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4-how-continuous-authentication-works.png\" alt=\"How continuous authentication works\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behavioral biometrics uses machine learning technologies to continuously monitor a user&#8217;s behavior based on the user\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/blog\/best-practices-building-baseline-user-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baseline behavior profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A baseline behavior profile is based on three categories of factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cognitive factors<\/strong> \u2013 eye-hand coordination, device interaction patterns, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physiological factors<\/strong> \u2013 hand used (right or left), arm size, strength of key presses, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contextual factors<\/strong> \u2013 location, time, device, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/User_behavior_analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)<\/strong><\/a>, continuous authentication using behavioral biometrics focuses not only on <em>what <\/em>a user normally does but on <em>how <\/em>they do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-read-also\"><a class=\"read-also\" href=\"\/en\/blog\/ueba-use-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 Cybersecurity Challenges to Solve with a UEBA Deployment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common example of behavioral biometrics is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/employee-keylogging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>keystroke<\/strong><\/a> pattern: Each person has their own speed and rhythm for typing on a keyboard, clicking a mouse, and tapping a smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on a user\u2019s baseline behavior profile, the security solution can automatically and continuously check if there has been a switch of users for a particular device or web application. Such an approach allows for distinguishing actual users trying to access the system using someone else&#8217;s device or account from malware-like bots that use stolen credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To deepen our understanding of continuous user authentication and its value for organizations, let\u2019s compare it to another verification method \u2013 multi-factor authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continuous authentication vs MFA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous authentication should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/two-factor-authentication-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>multi-factor authentication (MFA)<\/strong><\/a>. The main goal of any MFA solution is to confirm that the person trying to access the system is who they claim to be, thus adding an extra layer of security for protecting critical assets. However, a regular two-factor authentication solution won&#8217;t re-verify a user&#8217;s identity once the session is started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous user authentication is meant to fill this security gap and make user identity verification an ongoing process throughout the entire session. With the help of continuous authentication, you can mitigate the risk of someone getting hold of a specific device or application after a user&#8217;s identity has been confirmed and access granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/article-quote-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why continuous authentication is crucial\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although continuous authentication often competes with MFA as an equal, it still can&#8217;t fully replace MFA as a security standard. It&#8217;s rather recommended to combine these two methods to enforce your organization\u2019s cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, from the perspective of compliance with standards, regulations, and laws such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcisecuritystandards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCI DSS<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/\">GDPR<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/hipaa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIPAA<\/a>, multi-factor authentication is a must-have component for identity and access management. Adopting MFA is necessary for ensuring quality identity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>access management<\/strong><\/a> and proper protection of your sensitive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5-continuous-authentication-vs-multi-factor-authentication.png\" alt=\"Continuous authentication vs. MFA\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-read-also\"><a class=\"read-also\" href=\"\/en\/blog\/multi-factor-authentication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Definition, Methods, and Tasks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Syteca can help you ensure continuous user identity verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca is an insider risk management platform with an extensive feature set for efficient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/identity-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identity and access management<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/two-factor-authentication-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Two-factor authentication<\/strong><\/a> (2FA) functionality allows you to verify user identities within your network by sending a unique one-time verification code to a user\u2019s verified personal device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/identity-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Secondary authentication<\/strong><\/a> can help you distinguish the actions of individual users working under shared accounts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/25041919\/ekran-ueba-datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>AI-based UEBA module<\/strong><\/a> [PDF] can help you detect signs of account compromise. Syteca\u2019s UEBA automatically compares each user\u2019s actions with the user\u2019s baseline behavior profile and notifies security officers about any suspicious deviations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>privileged access management<\/strong><\/a> capabilities enable you to granularly control access permissions for users and automate the management of <a href=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/25060317\/Syteca-PAM-datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secrets for passwordless authentication<\/a> [PDF].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, with Syteca, you can perform continuous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/user-activity-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">user activity monitoring<\/a> to keep a close watch on privileged and regular users\u2019 actions. Syteca enables you to configure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/product\/alerts-and-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real-time incident response<\/a> to efficiently detect and handle suspicious user actions and cybersecurity events. In addition, Syteca\u2019s extensive functionality significantly facilitates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compliance with major IT security requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-read-also\"><a class=\"read-also\" href=\"\/en\/blog\/agile-iam-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Steps for Building an Agile Identity and Access Management Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous authentication is the method that has changed the way organizations authenticate users, turning it from a one-time procedure into an ongoing process. Adopting this method can significantly improve an organization\u2019s security and reduce the risk of insider threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machine learning and behavioral biometrics are the two main technologies that enable continuous user authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While continuous authentication has become one of the best practices for IAM, this method should not be seen as a substitute for multi-factor and secondary authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team constantly works on improving IAM services and other insider threat management capabilities of Syteca to help you ensure a reliable level of cybersecurity in your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Get a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/resources\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>free 30-day trial of Syteca<\/em><\/a><em> and start your journey towards safer authentication today!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple reports show that people don\u2019t take the necessity to pick secure passwords for their login credentials and personal devices seriously enough. 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