Securing internal portals, whether they be sensitive administration consoles (VMware, Cisco, firewalls, storage solutions), intranets, wikis, dashboards, aging HRIS or business applications, is today a strategic challenge for IT teams. Although essential to the smooth running of the company, these resources are still too often deprived of modern protection.

Many of them rely on simple passwords, or even no authentication at all, on the assumption that the internal network is sufficient to guarantee their security.

However, this model is no longer adequate: network boundaries no longer provide effective protection. In the face of evolving threats and growing demands in terms of compliance, regulation and cyber insurance, multi-factor authentication (MFA/2FA) has become an essential standard.

The challenge: secure internal portals and meet MFA/2FA requirements

Securing a set of heterogeneous in-house applications is a real challenge. Many of these :

  • No support for modern identity providers (IdPs) or MFA

  • Rely on vulnerable and insecure passwords;

  • Are difficult or impossible to modify, especially when proprietary solutions or vendor equipment are involved;

  • Lead to a proliferation of identifiers and a degraded user experience.

This greatly complicates compliance with security standards and MFA requirements imposed by compliance or cyber insurance.

The benefits of our Access Proxy solution

Our Access Proxy solution acts as a secure gateway between your users and your internal portals:

  • It intercepts user requests;

  • Redirects to your centralized identity provider (Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Cisco Duo, Ping Identity...) to apply your SSO and MFA policies;

  • Validates authentication responses ;

  • And grants secure access to the in-house application, without modifying it.

The bottom line: it adds a modern layer of security without having to modify the application. (See diagram in original article for illustration).

Why choose our solution to secure your internal portals with MFA?

  • Securing legacy or proprietary applications
    Protect your critical interfaces (Cisco, VMware, Palo Alto, NetApp...) without touching the source code.

  • Centralized SSO and simplified MFA
    Set up seamless, unified access while meeting modern security requirements via your existing IdP.

  • Enhanced safety and compliance
    Reduce the attack surface, control access in fine detail, and comply with current standards.

  • Flexible, lightweight deployment
    Available in sidecar mode (Kubernetes) or as a proxy on a virtual machine or physical server.

HTBS helps you secure your internal portals

Don't rely solely on internal network security or outdated methods to protect your critical resources. HTBS offers you a simple, robust and quick-to-implement solution for integrating MFA and SSO across all your internal portals, without the need for an application overhaul.

To find out more or to discuss your needs, please contact us: [email protected]

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