Descope

Applies bot detection, velocity checks, and device fingerprinting at the authentication layer to block credential stuffing, account takeover, and fake account creation.

Supports passkey registration and authentication via the WebAuthn API, enabling biometric-authenticated, phishing-resistant login for consumer-facing applications.

Federates login with Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and other external identity providers via OIDC, returning normalized user attributes.

Requests additional user attributes across multiple sessions rather than collecting a full profile at registration, reducing abandonment at the point of sign-up.

Handles authentication and session management for millions of concurrent external users at low latency, sustaining consumer traffic spikes such as product launches and seasonal peaks.

Verifies a real-world identity during registration or step-up, such as document or government-ID proofing and liveness checks, to establish trust for high-value consumer accounts before granting access.

Captures and stores user consent for data processing at the identity layer, integrated with the registration and preference management flows.

Adjusts authentication requirements at runtime based on assessed risk, stepping up from basic credentials to MFA when behavior, device, IP, or geolocation signals indicate elevated risk.

Incorporates device fingerprinting, behavioral biometrics, and risk signals from fraud prevention platforms into authentication flow decisions.

Handles consumer registration and login (B2C), and enterprise partner/contractor federation (B2B), from a single platform, including organization-level policy separation.

Presents a unified identity API layer above multiple IdPs (Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity, ForgeRock) so applications authenticate once to the orchestration layer rather than requiring per-IdP integration.

Provides a visual flow builder for configuring registration, authentication, step-up, and account recovery journeys without custom code, enabling identity workflow changes without engineering cycles.

Implements FIDO2/WebAuthn for phishing-resistant authentication, binding credentials cryptographically to the registered origin to prevent use on phishing domains.

Supports parallel operation of password and passwordless authentication during transition, allowing gradual user migration without a hard cutover.

Binds passkeys to specific device hardware (TPM, Secure Enclave), the private key cannot be exported or used from a different device.

Enables passwordless authentication for applications that do not natively support FIDO2, using reverse proxy, credential injection, or identity broker patterns.