HRA Settings
This document outlines the configuration options for High Risk Authentication (HRA) within the Flex system, accessible via FTADMIN under “High Risk Settings/Multifactor.” HRA provides enhanced security for user logins and specific sensitive activities.
HRA Authentication Methods
FTADMIN offers a selection of methods for additional authentication:
- Use Images: Users must select their pre-selected correct image from a displayed list of images.
- Use Image Only: Displays a single image that the user chose during the enrollment process.
- Use Captcha: Requires users to enter a distorted word and/or number displayed in a box. This method helps verify that a human, not a bot, is attempting to log in.
- Use Captcha Verification: Users must enter a confirmation word that is not visible on the screen (i.e., not part of a captcha image).
- Challenge Question: Users are prompted to enter the correct answer to a previously posed challenge question.
- Email Auth Code: An authentication code is sent to the user’s registered email address, which they must then enter.
- Secure Contact Enrollment: Allows users to register and verify a trusted email address for authentication purposes.
HRA Tiered Application
HRA options are applied in two tiers to provide flexible security:
- Tier 1: Primarily used for login authentication.
- Tier 2: Applied to certain activities, such as transfers, requiring an additional layer of security beyond login.
HRA Configuration Options
In addition to selecting authentication methods, the following configuration options are available:
- Device Registration:
- Allows users to register their device.
- Enables users to bypass HRA challenges for future logins from that registered device.
- Challenge Question Quantity:
- Configures the number of challenge questions presented during user enrollment.
- Invalid HRA Attempts:
- Sets the maximum number of invalid HRA attempts allowed before further action (e.g., account lockout) is taken.
- Case Sensitivity for Challenge Questions:
- Determines whether the answers to challenge questions are case-sensitive.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Settings for Transfers
The system also provides specific MFA settings related to transfers:
- Transfers and External Transfers Protection:
- If MFA settings are enabled for transfers, both internal transfers and external transfers will be protected by MFA.
- External Transfers Only Protection:
- If MFA settings are enabled for external transfers, only external transfers will be protected.
- Mutual Exclusivity:
- It is important to note that MFA for “transfers” and “external transfers” cannot be enabled simultaneously. These settings are mutually exclusive.