BATTLECARD – ActivID TAP AUTHENTICATION
FOR MICROSOFT AZURE APPS
Simply tap a smart card against an NFC-enabled mobile device or laptop to access enterprise
cloud apps, including Microsoft Office 365, instead of having to type in an additional secondfactor code or complex password.
SALES STRATEGY
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Target markets: retail, healthcare, high-tech executive community.
Works with 2,100 Azure cloud apps including Office 365.
No installation of complex software required. ActivID Tap Authentication uses a cloud authentication service.
Flexible, subscription-based pricing model (average deal size: small – $25K, medium – $50K, large – $200K).
COMPETITIVE MATRIX
HID Global’s ActivID Tap Authentication solution is a relatively unique user authentication experience that uses an NFCbased smart card to provide two-factor authentication to cloud apps.
Feature
HID Global
Yubico
Surepass
Simplified user authentication with NFC smart card
HID iClass Seos
card
YubiKey Neo
Tapsecure Card
Cloud based multi-factor authentication service
ActivID Tap
Authentication
service
Authentication
service
Authentication
service
Support for more than 2,100 cloud apps including Office 365 via
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services
ActivID Tap
Microsoft
Authentication
Provider
No ADFS
support
None
Use the same authentication device for building/door access
HID Global iCLASS
Seos card
None
None
SALES POSITIONING POINTS
• Unlike ActivID Tap Authentication, Yubico has a large minimum order quantity for enterprise deployment, and requires
PS to integrate standard enterprise-use cases such as VPN. Yubico also doesn’t offer Microsoft ADFS support.
• Unlike ActivID Tap Authentication, Surepass’s NFC-based solution is not for enterprise applications/use cases. Surepass
also doesn’t offer support for Microsoft federation services, and its card is significantly more expensive than ActivID’s
iCLASS Seos card.
OBJECTION HANDLING
• Q: I already have one-time password tokens. A: Do your users complain about typing in extra-codes/passwords? If so,
ActivID Tap Authentication may be a better option for you.
• Q: How easy is it to migrate from my existing solution? A: Very easy. With ActivID Tap Authentication, you can continue
to use your existing authentication service at the same time and migrate users as their tokens/licenses expire.
LEARN MORE
www.hidglobal.com/services/tap
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