Cloud Identity API Integration

Cloud Identity supports several multi-factor authentication types including IBM Verify. One advantage of leveraging authentication methods from the cloud is that the methods can be updated with newer technology more rapidly, and new methods can be adopted without the need for a Security Access Manager update.

A second advantage is that Cloud Identity supplies both an email gateway and an SMS gateway, for SMS and Email OTP methods.

Instead of redirecting users to Cloud Identity to perform authentication the Cloud Identity API integration within ISAM can be used. This allows for complete control over the look and feel of the authentication experience.

The API Integration is achieved through a series of Info Map rules as well as a new Authentication Mechanism type - Cloud Identity JavaScript. The new mechanism type is very similar to an Info Map mechanism, with a few extra properties.