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Secure, frictionless auth for AWS SaaS apps

Secure, frictionless auth for AWS SaaS apps
  • Boost conversions with passwordless login.

  • Secure APIs with M2M authentication.

  • Use the Descope SBT Plugin to transform your SaaS apps.

  • Augment Amazon Cognito with phishing-resistant MFA.


Powering auth for hundreds of customers and thousands of developers

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How It Works

Descope AWS SBT Plugin

Use our plugin as part of the AWS SaaS Builder Toolkit (SBT) to add authentication, user management, and authorization capabilities to your app.



Power endless use cases with our SBT plugin

Create and customize your entire user journey–including integrations with external services–using no / low code workflows.

Speed

User onboarding

Protect and delight users with modern, passwordless auth.

Flexibility

Progressive profiling

Collect the right user info at the right time for a personalized experience.

Role-Based Access Control

Identity provisioning

Create and update user traits /records in your CRM and Analytics tools.

Authorization

Authorization

Provide appropriate access with RBAC, ReBAC, and ABAC models.

Code App

M2M Authentication

Simplify and secure communication between devices, APIs, and automated services.

MFA

Risk-based MFA

Enforce MFA based on a variety of native and third-party risk signals.

SSO

Single sign-on

Add SAML / OIDC SSO to your app with self-service configuration.

Data

Audit streaming

Send detailed auth audit info to your preferred observability tool.

Migration

Backup auth methods

Add failover auth methods to handle edge cases of your primary auth failing.

Authorization

Identity verification

Add identity verification flows (image recognition, KYC) to your user journey.

Global Reach

Geo-based auth

Present different auth methods based on the user’s geolocation.

Localization

Localization

Auto-translate user-facing screens using AI services like Amazon Translate.

Auth that meets devs where they are

Code as much (or little) as you want. Your choice: no-code workflows, SDKs / APIs, and everything in between.

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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Your users’ favorite auth methods just got easier

Believe it or not – implementing password auth also got easier.

Magic Links

Magic links

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

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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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One Tap

One Tap

Prompt users with frictionless auth to improve conversions.

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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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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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Biometrics

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

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MFA

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

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Authorization Eye

Authenticator apps

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

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Password

Passwords

Build strong password-based authentication for your app.

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