Top Five Reasons to Replace RSA SecureID with SecureAuth

Many organizations have replaced RSA SecureID with SecureAuth. Should you consider making the switch too? Here are the top five reasons why our customers chose SecureAuth over RSA SecureID. 

1. Slash Your TCO by 60%

One of the biggest reasons organizations are switching from RSA SecureID to SecureAuth is the significant reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO). SecureAuth’s TCO is nearly 60% lower than RSA’s.

Several factors contribute to these savings. If you currently use RSA, you’re probably familiar with the high administrative and management burden it imposes. You need to buy and maintain high availability (HA) and backup hardware and software, hire expensive professional services, and invest significant effort in learning RSA’s proprietary architecture and custom coding.

But let’s focus on one major cost: tokens. RSA tokens come with high purchasing costs, exorbitant shipping fees, distribution and management efforts, end-user training costs, and substantial help desk support time. Users often experience productivity hits due to the need for multiple daily authentications and frequent complaints about token usage.

With SecureAuth, you can eliminate tokens immediately or phase them out gradually. SecureAuth offers simple, transparent pricing with no hidden costs, and the initial deployment and support costs are bundled into a per-user monthly subscription.

For example, a leading semiconductor producer deployed SecureAuth adaptive authentication and single sign-on (SSO) for all its 7,200 employees in less than four months, achieving a 50% cost savings over RSA tokens.

2. Embrace Modern Security

RSA SecureID was a leader in security during the client-server era, but today’s security landscape demands more. As organizations adopt cloud and mobile technologies and have broadly embraced BYOD, the volume of data to protect is skyrocketing. RSA’s platform often falls short in meeting these modern needs.

The future of security lies in adaptive authentication and authorization. SecureAuth achieved advanced adaptive authentication years before RSA even published their roadmap. SecureAuth layers multiple pre-authentication risk checks—such as device recognition, threat intelligence, IP reputation, geo-location, and behavioral biometrics—to verify identities confidently. Unlike RSA, SecureAuth continuously monitors typing patterns and mouse movements to thwart attackers using hijacked credentials or stolen devices.

3. Enhance User Experience

RSA SecureID users often complain about multiple daily interruptions for multi-factor authentication, carrying around a FOB, and lengthy help desk calls.

SecureAuth’s adaptive authentication delivers both strong security and a seamless user experience. By layering multiple technologies, SecureAuth requires multi-factor authentication only when the risk is high, streamlining the process for most users while blocking attackers. Context-rich push notifications allow users to approve authentication requests with a single tap.

SecureAuth also supports single sign-on (SSO) and passwordless authentication, improving security and user satisfaction. Integrated self-service functions enable users to enroll devices, reset passwords, and unlock accounts on their own.

Senior Manager of Information Security at a leading semiconductor firm, noted, “Employees were glad to finally be rid of their tokens and were pleasantly surprised by how easy SecureAuth IdP authenticated and granted access to the company VPN. The high level of security, control, and scalability, along with best-in-class service and support from SecureAuth, have been impressive.”

4. Simplify Administration and Integration

RSA SecureID’s proprietary architecture is difficult and expensive to integrate, and its administration UI is notoriously challenging, requiring extensive coding for workflows. These issues increase costs and stifle agility.

SecureAuth offers standards-based support for nearly any device, identity type, VPN, identity store, MFA method, and application, utilizing RESTful APIs. This compatibility with existing investments reduces implementation and maintenance costs. Customers have reported cutting the time required to roll out new applications from six months with three full-time employees using RSA to less than a week with just one resource using SecureAuth. Support for modern standards like OAuth and OpenID also makes SecureAuth ideal for mobile initiatives.

SecureAuth’s native integration with SIEMs significantly enhances visibility into authentication attempts. This is crucial, as 63% of confirmed data breaches involve weak, default, or stolen credentials. Integrating SecureAuth with your SIEM allows for the quick identification and mitigation of anomalies, preventing breaches or business disruptions.

Matt Johnson, Manager of Server Engineering at Houston Methodist, praised SecureAuth, stating, “[SecureAuth] worked with our main Citrix-based application and all other types of applications, from VPN to web reverse proxy to cloud-based SaaS apps. It was a home run in every category.”

5. Prioritizing Customer Success

With any software solution, support is as important as the product itself. Many former RSA customers who migrated to SecureAuth reported long waits and difficulties in getting expert help from RSA. RSA upgrades often cost more in services than the original software.

SecureAuth focuses on ensuring successful implementation and full adoption. As we sell time-based subscriptions, we continually strive to earn your business. Our customers are fully operational within hours or days, not months or years.

Consider replacing RSA SecureID with SecureAuth to achieve lower cost of ownership, enhanced security, improved user experience, simplified administration, and exceptional customer support.