Drag & drop OTP
authentication provider

Create simple and familiar login experiences with one-time passwords over email, SMS, or messaging services like WhatsApp. No custom coding required—simply drag and drop OTP in your authentication or MFA flow.

How OTP authentication
helps your app

Speed

A familiar face

Users are familiar and comfortable with OTP flows, which significantly reduces login friction. 

Security Shield

Safer than passwords

OTPs improve app security by removing the risk of credential stuffing and replay attacks.

Flexibility

One factor, two factor

OTPs easily fit into step-up or multi-factor authentication flows, adding an extra layer of defense.

More OTP
resources

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Docs

OTP Client SDK Documentation
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What is a one-time password (OTP)?

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OTP Authentication Explained
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Comparison

TOTP vs HOTP: Which is Better?
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What is a one-time password (OTP)?

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What Is SMS Authentication?
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What is a time-based one-time password (TOTP)?

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What is a Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP)?
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What Is an Authenticator App?
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What our customers say

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“Visualizing the user journey as a workflow enables us to audit and modify the registration and authentication journey without making significant code changes.”

Arkadiy Goykhberg, CISO

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“Our team really appreciates the empathetic and ever-present support. Whether it’s regular check-ins, guidance for unique use cases, or fast response and deployment for feature requests, we can see that Descope has our back.”

Marut Singh, CTO

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“Descope has truly been ‘set it and forget it’ for authentication by making user journeys seamless and secure for all users that interact with our service.”

Sasidhar Sista, Co-Founder

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"This is the fastest implementation of RBAC in a product I've ever seen."

Alok Shukla, Co-Founder and CEO

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"Every B2B SaaS app needs to think about SAML and access control from Day 1. Descope helps us offer these capabilities to our customers with minimal engineering effort."

Harsh Shrivastava, Founding Engineer

We support your favorite authentication methods

We also support passwords.

Login

Social login

Enable users to log in with identity providers like Google, LinkedIn, GitHub, and others.

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Passkeys

Passkeys

Let users log in the same way they unlock their device.

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Magic Links

Magic links

Delight users with one-click signup and login over email or SMS.

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Authorization Eye

Authenticator apps

Harden security by having users prove the possession of their devices.

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Authorization

OpenID Connect

Augment existing logins with passwordless auth by adding Descope as a federated IdP.

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MFA

MFA

Add secure, flexible MFA and step-up flows into your app.

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SSO

Single sign-on

Simplify SAML / OIDC SSO and tenant configuration for your B2B application.

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Biometrics

Biometrics

Implement FIDO-based biometric authentication native to your users’ devices.

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Password

Passwords

Build strong password-based authentication for your app.

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Frequently asked questions

Ready
for liftoff?

If you’ve seen all you need to see, sign up and get started with Descope. If you'd like a demo, meet with our auth experts.