Term · 27. Emerging Categories 2024-2026
Frictionless Access
Definition
User experience principle for IAM systems — granting authorised access with minimal explicit user effort while maintaining security guarantees. Achieved via passkeys (no password entry), SSO (one login per session), risk-based authentication (no MFA challenge when low-risk), and silent re-authentication (token refresh without user interaction).
- Synonyms
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- Seamless Access
- Zero-Friction Access
- Application
- Regulatory: FIDO Alliance — FIDO2 / CTAP2 · Gartner Magic Quadrant / Hype Cycle · KuppingerCole Leadership Compass
- Standards & regulations
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- FIDO
- Gartner
- KC
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