Seamless, secure
passwordless auth
solution

  • Improve UX and security with sophisticated yet easy-to-build passwordless authentication.

  • From passkeys and magic links to social login and OTPs — mix and match your preferred passwordless methods.

  • Save implementation time and effort with drag-and-drop, no / low code workflows.


Simple and adaptable passwordless authentication

Flexibility

Pick a method, any method

Pick the passwordless method that best suits your project needs and goals. Easily add and modify your authentication flows with time.

Authorization

Progressive enrollment

Promote passwordless adoption for returning users with a phase-based rollout approach. Securely merge user identities across auth methods.

MFA

Passwordless MFA

Adopt passkeys for a one-step MFA or chain together your choice of passwordless methods for phishing-resistant MFA.

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Future-proof

Our workflow-based approach allows you to easily add and modify passwordless methods as your business grows — all without touching your codebase.

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

Pick your chosen passwordless method

Passkeys

Passkeys

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

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Login

Social login

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

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Magic Links

Magic links

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

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One Time Password

One-time passwords

Implement quick and easy login with one-time passwords over email and SMS.

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Authorization Eye

Authenticator apps

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

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Biometrics

Biometrics

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

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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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Authorization

OpenID Connect

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

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More passwordless resources

Passwordless Authentication 101: Why It Matters

Explainer

Passwordless 101
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Blog

Passwordless benefits
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Magic Link Use Cases
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Comparison

Passkeys vs Passwords
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What is FIDO2? How does FIDO authentication work?

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What is FIDO authentication?
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WebAuthn 101: How Web Authentication Works

Explainer

WebAuthn 101
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Go passwordless your way

No code, some code, or a whole lotta code – Descope meets you where you are by offering different integration options.

Flows

Descope Flows

“I want to go live with Descope in the fastest and easiest way possible.”

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Code App

Descope SDKs

“I’ll build the authentication screens and flows, but may need help with session management.”

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Users

Descope REST API

“I’ll handle all frontend flows and logic on my own.”

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Frequently asked questions

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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.