1Kosmos’ Identification Platform Now in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

The announcement comes as recent reports show that over 91 percent of end users still use the traditional login/password method.

1Kosmos, a provider of digital identity verification, announced this week that its enterprise identification platform is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

“The availability of the 1Kosmos platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace makes it easier for customers to implement strong identity verification and phishing-resistant authentication at scale,” said Michael Cichon, chief marketing officer of 1Kosmos, in a statement.

1Kosmos’ platform offers biometric authentication, verification of government credentials, compliance with federal regulations, compatibility with Microsoft Entra ID and other IAM platforms, and support for zero trust and remote onboarding.

The announcement comes as recent reports show that over 91 percent of end users still use the traditional login/password method to access business apps, data, and IT services.

Although Gartner said that interest in passwordless authentication "remains high" across organizations including the midmarket, it seems organizations are still slow to adopt the technology.

In the consumer space, passwordless authentication is "everywhere," but there has been sluggishness in enterprise adoption, especially at the midmarket level said Jasson Casey, CEO of Beyond Identity, in an interview with MES Computing.

"Part of the adoption around passwordless is there hasn't been a vendor that actually gives a singular user experience to the end user that is truly passwordless while actually providing a real security benefit. Microsoft and Okta had been the closest. Microsoft has four authenticators depending on what you're trying to do ... that's a pretty fractured experience. And the fact that it has four authenticators, it's complex to use. If I'm [in the] midmarket, I have an overworked IT staff, they're not going to have time for that,” he said.

Some of the benefits of password authentication experts say, include security enhancements, a reduction in IT help desk calls, productivity improvements, and a safer, more seamless login experience for end users.

Now, midmarket IT teams can take advantage of “the advanced security, privacy, frictionless authentication, and scalability of the 1Kosmos platform, with the streamlined deployment and management provided by Azue Marketplace,” 1Kosmos said in a news release.