Imagine one login for every application your team uses, without ever typing a password. That is the promise of Single Sign-On. The reality for most organizations is different. Traditional SSO solved convenience, but it did nothing to stop breaches caused by stolen passwords. Every connected app inherits the risk. Every compromised credential puts your entire business at risk.
Hawcx changes that. Hawcx Passwordless SSO Federation removes passwords entirely and replaces them with cryptographic proof tied to a user’s device. Security is no longer an afterthought. It is built into every login.
Why Traditional SSO Falls Short
Most enterprise SSO systems rely on SAML 2.0 to centralize authentication. That centralization makes access easier but leaves passwords at the heart of security. Passwords can be phished, guessed, or stolen in a breach. Even with multi-factor authentication, the underlying vulnerability remains.
When the Identity Provider is compromised, every application connected to it is vulnerable. This is the gap Hawcx closes.
How Hawcx Passwordless SSO Works
Hawcx replaces the password step with Zero Knowledge Authentication. Users authenticate with a cryptographic proof that lives only on their device. There are no passwords to steal, share, or forget.
The flow is simple:
Your employee opens an application like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, or ServiceNow.
The app redirects the user to Hawcx as the Identity Provider using a standard SAML request.
Hawcx challenges the registered device. The device signs the challenge using a private key that never leaves the device. No password is entered.
Hawcx verifies the response. Authentication is phishing-resistant, device-bound, and unique every time.
Hawcx issues a standard SAML assertion with the verified identity, authentication method, and access scope.
The application validates the assertion and grants access. The employee is in, with zero passwords involved.
This approach works with the systems you already have. Your enterprise directory still controls access. Applications continue to receive standard SAML tokens. The difference is the login itself, which is now secure by design.
What Makes Hawcx Different
Unlike traditional SSO, Hawcx eliminates passwords and strengthens authentication in three ways:
Phishing-resistant: There is no password to steal or guess.
Device-bound: Private keys cannot be copied or extracted.
Adaptive MFA: Extra verification is triggered automatically only when risk signals appear, such as a new device or unusual location.
Audit logs confirm that authentication is strong, secure, and compliant with industry standards.
Benefits Your Business Will See
Stop credential-based breaches: Phishing, password spraying, and credential stuffing become irrelevant.
Reduce IT helpdesk tickets: Password resets often account for 20 to 50 percent of support calls. Hawcx eliminates them.
Simplify compliance: Centralized authentication logs satisfy SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001 requirements.
Faster access for employees: One tap on a registered device replaces passwords and MFA prompts.
Instant deprovisioning: Offboarding immediately removes access across all applications.
All of this happens while leaving your existing apps, directories, and policies intact. Hawcx is designed as a drop-in upgrade, not a disruption.
Deployment is Simple
Hawcx integrates with your current Identity Provider or replaces it completely. Federation is established using standard SAML metadata. You can start with a pilot group in days and roll out across your organization without changing any applications. Hawcx can operate as the primary IdP or in a hybrid trust chain with existing systems.
The Bottom Line
Traditional SSO centralized authentication but kept passwords at the center. Hawcx removes passwords entirely. Device-bound cryptography replaces them, neutralizing the attacks that cause the majority of enterprise breaches.
Your SAML standard stays. Your enterprise directory stays. Your applications stay. The attack surface disappears.
Secure your business today. Schedule a pilot with Hawcx Passwordless SSO Federation and see how password-free login changes everything.