Continuous Endpoint Authentication (CEA) helps ensure that only the authorized user has access to a company endpoint by continuously verifying the employee's identity throughout their logged-in session. An example of CEA is TypingDNA ActiveLock, which uses typing biometrics to help keep unauthorized users out by continuously validating the person behind the keyboard based on how they type.
What is continuous endpoint authentication (CEA)?
Continuous endpoint authentication (CEA) can be an important part of a zero trust approach to network and data security. Because a successful login does not guarantee that the same authorized user remains behind the device throughout the session, identity verification does not necessarily need to stop at the point of login. That’s where continuous authentication comes in.
Especially in remote and hybrid environments, laptops and computers may be left unlocked and unattended or used outside the direct oversight of an organization’s IT and security teams. Continuous authentication can help enterprises verify that an authenticated device continues to be used by the authorized employee rather than another person.
Keeping endpoints and sensitive company resources secure can be strengthened with continuous endpoint authentication solutions like TypingDNA ActiveLock. ActiveLock helps protect against unauthorized device use, including device sharing and unattended computers, by continuously analyzing how the user types. It is built with privacy by design, analyzing HOW users type, not WHAT they type. Typing biometric data is processed and stored locally on the device rather than being sent to the cloud. If ActiveLock detects that the person typing no longer matches the authorized user, it can lock the computer and alert administrators.
Continuous endpoint authentication extends identity protection beyond login, helping organizations reduce the risk of unauthorized access throughout an active session without repeatedly interrupting employees with additional authentication prompts.
Learn more about how ActiveLock continuous endpoint authentication protects company endpoints using typing biometrics.
