Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication and SSO for Secure Access for K-12 School System
KeyData Cyber was selected to provide application access management professional services, including supporting application readiness for SSO enablement across a variety of legacy and SaaS application.
Highlights
Challenge
Our client, a large K-12 educational institution with 196 schools, 6,000 teachers, 3,000 support staff, and 86,000 students, faces challenges in efficiently and securely managing application access across a diverse portfolio of legacy and SaaS applications. This results in complexities related to user authentication, application readiness for Single Sign-On (SSO) enablement, and overall application access management, potentially impacting productivity and security.
Solution
KeyData Cyber SMEs provided a phased roadmap, outlining key implementation activities to undertake for Single Sign-On (SSO) integration, identity federation, and seamless access across various platforms and environments.
- Conduct high-level assessment of in-scope systems and applications
- Define and document Target State Architecture and Roadmap for SSO/MFA implementation
- Configure SSO/MFA for select applications
- Implement application proxy to support legacy application authentication
- Provide buildbooks, including a SSO/MFA integration guide and recommendations on conditional access policies
- Provide unit-testing and knowledge transfer sessions
- Provide post-production support
Business Benefits
- Streamlined access management across enterprise applications
- Secured high-risk admin account authentication
- Reduced overhead on Helpdesk support by reducing the number of password-related support requests
