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CloudConnexa now supports passwordless authentication

This month’s CloudConnexa updates focus on one of the most important shifts in modern security: moving beyond passwords. As identity-based attacks continue to dominate the threat landscape, organizations are rethinking how users authenticate—and how Zero Trust principles show up in day-to-day access decisions. With new passwordless capabilities now available in CloudConnexa, we’re making it easier to strengthen identity assurance, reduce risk, and improve the user experience without adding complexity. You’ll also find fresh insights on the OpenVPN blog and highlights from the broader security landscape. Go Passwordless with CloudConnexa We’re excited to announce that CloudConnexa now supports passkeys, a FIDO-compliant, phishing-resistant authentication method that replaces passwords with a faster, more secure login experience.   With passkeys, you can go passwordless across CloudConnexa — not only when logging into the Admin or User Portals, but also when connecting to your WPC. When your WPC is configured for local authentication, users can authenticate with their biometrics or device PIN instead of creating, remembering, or managing passwords.   Behind the scenes, passkeys use public-key cryptography to verify identity without ever transmitting a shared secret. Your device securely stores a private key and signs a one-time challenge, which CloudConnexa verifies using the corresponding public key. The result: strong authentication that’s resistant to phishing and credential theft by design.   This capability further strengthens CloudConnexa’s Zero Trust architecture by eliminating some of the most common identity-based attack vectors in traditional VPN deployments — including phishing, credential stuffing, MFA fatigue, and man-in-the-middle attacks. With phishing-resistant authentication built in, organizations can reduce their attack surface, improve identity assurance, and align with the latest Zero Trust guidance from NIST and CISA.   Best of all, CloudConnexa includes passwordless authentication out of the box. You don’t need to deploy or integrate a third-party Identity Provider just to start using passkeys. To learn more, explore the documentation, watch a short video overview, or read the announcement blog post below. Read the Announcement Blog Post Have you heard OpenVPN has a customer referral program? Now, when you invite a colleague: You earn a one-time 15% commission on their first subscription plus 10% recurring commission on renewals. Your colleague gets 20% off their first annual subscription. It’s a win-win for everyone! Start sharing today. Sign Up Here New on the OpenVPN Blog Network Security Management: Best Practices for Securing Your Business What Are the Top SASE Use Cases? 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