Descope Features
What are the features of Descope?
Authentication Options
- Authentication User experience
- Supports Required Authentication systems
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols
- Federation/SAML support (idp)
- Federation/SAML support (sp)
Administration
- Administration Console
Platform
- Cross Browser support
Functionality
- Self-registration and self-service
- Authentication
- Scalability
- Consent and preference management
- Social login
- Customer data linking
- Multiple authentication methods
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Authentication Options
Authentication User experience | Process of providing credentials and logging into multiple systems is easy and intuitive for users 31 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 97% (Based on 31 reviews) | |
Supports Required Authentication systems | Based on 30 Descope reviews. Supports required 3rd party Authentication Technologies. Example systems: bioMetric, passwords, key cards, token based systems, etc. | 96% (Based on 30 reviews) | |
Multi-Factor Authentication | As reported in 30 Descope reviews. Provides support for Multi-Factor authentication, so users are required to provide multiple factors to authenticate. For example, something they know, Something they have or something they are. | 96% (Based on 30 reviews) | |
Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols | Support SSO via Web agents, proxy agents, agent-less, SAML or oAuth and WS-Federation authentication and authorization Web services depending upon the application and business use case This feature was mentioned in 27 Descope reviews. | 95% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
Federation/SAML support (idp) | Can serve as the identity provider to external service providers so that when the user logs into a service, instead of providing credentials to the service provider, the service provider trusts the identity provider to validate the credentials. 29 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 97% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Federation/SAML support (sp) | Based on 26 Descope reviews. Can serve as the Service provider from an external service so that when the user logs in externally they have seamless SSO to internal applications from a service provider. | 96% (Based on 26 reviews) |
Administration
Ease of installation on server | Installation process is easy and flexible. 25 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 96% (Based on 25 reviews) | |
Password Policy Enforcement | Based on 25 Descope reviews. Options for resetting and enforcing password policies | 95% (Based on 25 reviews) | |
Administration Console | As reported in 29 Descope reviews. Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks | 95% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Ease of connecting applications | Easily provisions new systems, platforms or applications using configuration and not customization. 25 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 95% (Based on 25 reviews) | |
Self Service Password Administration | Users can set, change passwords without interaction from IT staff 25 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 95% (Based on 25 reviews) |
Platform
Multiple Operating system support | Supports Endpoint access control to multiple operating systems 19 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 100% (Based on 19 reviews) | |
Multi-Domain Support | Allows user authentication to be honored by all the hosts in two or more domains This feature was mentioned in 24 Descope reviews. | 96% (Based on 24 reviews) | |
Cross Browser support | As reported in 27 Descope reviews. Support access to browser based applications across required browser types | 99% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
Fail over protection | Based on 18 Descope reviews. Provides required failover mechanisms to ensure if one server, network, etc fails users are still able able to authenticate | 99% (Based on 18 reviews) | |
Reporting | Contains pre-built and custom reporting tools to required to manage business This feature was mentioned in 20 Descope reviews. | 90% (Based on 20 reviews) | |
Auditing | As reported in 23 Descope reviews. Provides mechanism for auditing authentication for trouble shooting purposes. | 87% (Based on 23 reviews) | |
Third Party Web Services support | As reported in 18 Descope reviews. Can call and pass credentials to third party web services. | 98% (Based on 18 reviews) |
Authentication type
SMS-Based | Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) via SMS. This feature was mentioned in 15 Descope reviews. | 97% (Based on 15 reviews) | |
Voice-Based Telephony | Provides a one-time passcode (OTP) via voice-call. | Not enough data | |
Email-Based | Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) via email. 17 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 96% (Based on 17 reviews) | |
Hardware Token-Based | Supports hardware tokens, which are often USB-sized, fob-like devices that store codes. This feature was mentioned in 11 Descope reviews. | 95% (Based on 11 reviews) | |
Software Token | Offers software tokens, which are applications installed on a mobile phone, wearable devices, or desktops and generate time-based one-time passcodes (TOTP) that a user can easily copy. Software tokens work both online and offline. 12 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 100% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Biometric Factor | Based on 11 Descope reviews. Allows biometric factors such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, or other biometric information to be used as an authentication factor. | 95% (Based on 11 reviews) | |
Risk-Based Authentication | Based on 11 Descope reviews. Analyzes users' IP addresses, devices, behaviors and identities to authenticate a user. | 100% (Based on 11 reviews) |
Functionality
Multi-Device Sync | As reported in 12 Descope reviews. Allows the use of tokens on multiple devices. This feature can also be turned off if the user does not want this. | 100% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Self-registration and self-service | Based on 32 Descope reviews. Enables a seamless customer experience with self-registration and self-service functions, including account creation and preference management. | 96% (Based on 32 reviews) | |
Authentication | Based on 33 Descope reviews. Verifies user identity with authentication, which may include multiple multi-factor authentication methods. | 98% (Based on 33 reviews) | |
Scalability | Scales to support growing a customer base. 29 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 96% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Consent and preference management | Captures and manages a customer's consent and preferences to comply with data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA. This feature was mentioned in 26 Descope reviews. | 94% (Based on 26 reviews) | |
Social login | Offers users the option to sign in with social media accounts. 30 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 94% (Based on 30 reviews) | |
Customer data linking | Based on 27 Descope reviews. Integrates with directories or other data stores that house customer data to create a complete view of a customer. | 88% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
FIDO2-compliant | Based on 18 Descope reviews. Offers FIDO2-enabled authentication method | 94% (Based on 18 reviews) | |
Works with hardware security keys | Works with hardware security keys This feature was mentioned in 16 Descope reviews. | 95% (Based on 16 reviews) | |
Multiple authentication methods | As reported in 27 Descope reviews. Offer users multiple ways to authenticate including, but not limited to: mobile push on trusted devices, FIDO-enabled devices, physical security keys, keycards, smart watches, biometrics, QR codes, desktop app + pin, and others. | 99% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
Offline or no-phone solution | Offers solutions when users are offline or do not have access to a mobile phone. This feature was mentioned in 16 Descope reviews. | 92% (Based on 16 reviews) | |
User provisioning | Based on 19 Descope reviews. Simplifies or automates user provisioning, deprovisioning, and other user role changes. | 98% (Based on 19 reviews) | |
Single Sign-on | Based on 18 Descope reviews. Offers single sign-on functionalities to end users, allowing them to authenticate once and be given access to all of their company accounts. | 99% (Based on 18 reviews) | |
Enforces policies | Based on 14 Descope reviews. Enforces user-access policies based on individual, role type, group membership or other factors to prevent unauthorized access to company systems and data. | 98% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Authentication | Based on 22 Descope reviews. Authenticates users prior to granting access to company systems. | 100% (Based on 22 reviews) | |
Multi-factor authentication | Offers multi-factor authentication methods to verify a user's identity. 18 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 100% (Based on 18 reviews) |
Type
Cloud-solution | Provides an IAM solution for cloud-based systems. 15 reviewers of Descope have provided feedback on this feature. | 99% (Based on 15 reviews) |
Reporting
Tracking | Based on 14 Descope reviews. Tracks user activities across protected systems. | 96% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Reporting | Provides reporting functionality. This feature was mentioned in 13 Descope reviews. | 92% (Based on 13 reviews) |
Implementation
Easy Setup | Based on 19 Descope reviews. Offers an easy to understand user interface to make setup smooth. | 97% (Based on 19 reviews) | |
Mobile SDK | Offers a mobile software development kit (SDK) for iOS, Blackberry, and Android. This feature was mentioned in 10 Descope reviews. | 98% (Based on 10 reviews) | |
Web SDK | As reported in 19 Descope reviews. Offers a software development kit (SDK) for web-based applications. | 96% (Based on 19 reviews) |
