In 2022, the most used authentication technology by companies worldwide was multi-factor authentication, followed by cloud-based single sign-on. Moreover, 48 percent of respondents stated that their company used a passwordless authentication system.
Which of the following authentication technologies has your organization deployed in production?
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global IT security spending in identity access management 2017-2023
- Basic Statistic Passwordless authentication global market size 2020-2030
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Adoption
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- Premium Statistic Global passwordless adoption 2020-2022
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Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
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- Premium Statistic Global number of multi-factor authentications (MFA) 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Deployment level of MFA system by organizations worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Main obstacles to MFA adoption worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Security awareness training programs on MFA 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of Microsoft Authenticator app downloads worldwide 2020-2022, by month
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Single sign-on (SSO)
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- Premium Statistic Deployment level of SSO system worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Company strategy for converting SSO with MFA 2021
- Premium Statistic Extended use of SSO and/or MFA by organizations worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Security authentication measures taken to protect online accounts 2022, by country
Fast IDentity Online (FIDO)
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Usage
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- Premium Statistic Corporate passwordless methods worldwide 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Passwordless infrastructure importance for security improvement worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Reasons to deploy passwordless authentication methods globally 2022
- Premium Statistic Primary user base for passwordless authentication worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Reasons why global companies did not deploy passwordless 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of accounts denying authentication from specific countries 2022
Special focus: authentication technologies
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Thales Group. (September 8, 2022). Which of the following authentication technologies has your organization deployed in production? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359447/global-authentication-technologies-used-worldwide/
Thales Group. "Which of the following authentication technologies has your organization deployed in production?." Chart. September 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359447/global-authentication-technologies-used-worldwide/
Thales Group. (2022). Which of the following authentication technologies has your organization deployed in production?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359447/global-authentication-technologies-used-worldwide/
Thales Group. "Which of The following Authentication Technologies Has Your Organization Deployed in Production?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359447/global-authentication-technologies-used-worldwide/
Thales Group, Which of the following authentication technologies has your organization deployed in production? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359447/global-authentication-technologies-used-worldwide/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Which of the following authentication technologies has your organization deployed in production? [Graph], Thales Group, September 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359447/global-authentication-technologies-used-worldwide/