Advanced Authentication provides required flexibility to an organization to secure the authentication to the level of protection that is required. Advanced Authentication lets organizations efficiently use as many different devices as required, or continue to use old devices while phasing in the new devices. All the devices can be under the same management and control.
You can integrate Self Service Password Reset with Advanced Authentication and use multifactor authentication methods to provide secure access for customers, contractors, and employees. It provides fast and easy identity verification.
You integrate Advanced Authentication with Self Service Password Reset by configuring the Forgotten Password module to use an OAuth2 verification method. This requires you to configure and enable the Forgotten Password module. For more information, see Configuring the Forgotten Password Module.
Self Service Password Reset 4.0 or earlier integrated with Advanced Authentication through Endpoints. Now, Self Service Password Reset ingrates with Advanced Authentication through a Forgotten Password identification method. The old method is still in place and you do not have to make any changes. However, we recommend using this new method. For more information about the old method, see Self Service Password Reset 4.0 documentation.
To integrate Self Service Password Reset with Advanced Authentication, you must configure few settings in Self Service Password Reset and Advance Authentication. The following sections describe the prerequisites and the required configuration: