Level Up Your Login: Introducing the new AuthPoint MFA Agent for Windows

We’re excited to announce the general availability of Zero Trust Policies in the WatchGuard Cloud Platform! This new feature brings centralized, risk-based access control to products like AuthPoint and FireCloud, helping you strengthen security across your organization.

What is Zero Trust?

Zero Trust means no user or device is trusted by default. Access is granted only through policies based on risk and context. Key principles include:

• Deny by default
• Access by policy
• Risk-based verification
• Least privilege
• Continuous monitoring

What’s New in AuthPoint?

The policy interface is now part of WatchGuard Cloud’s shared configurations, and policy components are now called “Conditions” for easier reuse. Your previous existing policies will continue to be applied to the users authentications.

Get the Most Out of Zero Trust

Upgrade to the latest MFA Agents for Windows and Mac to unlock features like:

• Passwordless login with biometrics (Windows Hello, Mac TouchID)
• MFA for privilege elevation
• ThreatSync Core for detecting credential access threats

Enable ThreatSync Core – Credential Access to monitor, detect, and respond to credential access indicators of compromise.

Need a refresher?
Check out our AuthPoint product tour to explore setup, policy creation, and real-time monitoring.

Your AuthPoint IdP portal provides users with secure, one-click SSO access to their critical SAML applications. But what about other important resources like the company intranet, HR systems, or IT helpdesks?

Today, we're closing that gap. We are excited to announce Application Portal Links, a new feature that lets you add any web application link directly to the AuthPoint portal. This transforms your portal into a single, unified launchpad for your entire organization.

Why is this a game-changer?

• For Users: Ultimate Simplicity. One secure place to start the workday. Users log in once with MFA and find every tool they need, from SAML apps to standard web links. No more hunting for bookmarks means more productivity.
• For Admins: Centralized Control. Easily add, remove, and assign links to user groups directly from the AuthPoint management console. Onboard new users faster and ensure everyone has access to the correct, up-to-date resources.
• For Security: Reinforced Best Practices. By encouraging users to start from a trusted, MFA-protected portal, you reduce the risk of phishing and strengthen your overall security posture.

Adding a link is simple: just define a name, add an icon, paste the URL, assign it to a group and users will see it when they access the portal.

The Web Links feature is available now for all AuthPoint subscribers. Log in to WatchGuard Cloud to simplify your team’s workflow today.

Believing that powerful protection and a seamless user experience are core to any cybersecurity strategy, we design critical defenses like multi-factor authentication (MFA) to empower users, not hinder them. In line with our commitment to constantly improve our solutions, we’re thrilled to announce that an updated version of the AuthPoint Agent for Windows (Logon App) is now available for beta testing!

What’s New in the Updated Agent?

This update focuses on delivering a more intuitive and consistent experience for your users. 

Modernized Look and Feel: We've completely redesigned the agent's user interface. The new, polished design now aligns perfectly with the UI of our Agent for macOS, creating a unified experience for users across different operating systems.

Ready to Get Started?

Joining the beta program is quick and easy. To get started, simply visit our beta management site where you will find instructions to download the new agent and begin testing.

Join the beta and share your suggestions and feedback! 
The AuthPoint beta team.