Explore Step-up Authentication in Auth0

Course 4 of 8 in Secure Auth0 Applications with MFA

Need more authentication to access sensitive resources? Use step-up authentication!

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About this course

Discover a way to balance security and login friction with step-up authentication–a method of conditionally prompting users for MFA.

  • Define what step-up authentication means.
  • Describe the use cases for step-up authentication.
  • Compare how step-up authentication is implemented for apps vs. APIs.
  • Differentiate between adaptive and step-up authentication.

About this course

Discover a way to balance security and login friction with step-up authentication–a method of conditionally prompting users for MFA.

  • Define what step-up authentication means.
  • Describe the use cases for step-up authentication.
  • Compare how step-up authentication is implemented for apps vs. APIs.
  • Differentiate between adaptive and step-up authentication.