Overview of Digipass Authentication for Windows Logon

Digipass Authentication for Windows Logon (DAWL) is used for providing strong authentication for logons to Windows. Strong authentication is achieved by using a Digipass authenticator to generate a one-time password (OTP). An OTP is a password that can be used only once and only for a short-time period. When this period has elapsed, the OTP becomes invalid.

The OTP credentials are either validated directly by OneSpan Authentication Server (online authentication) or through offline authentication data generated by OneSpan Authentication Server (offline authentication). Whether Digipass Authentication for Windows Logon performs online or offline authentication depends on the availability of OneSpan Authentication Server and is completely transparent to the user.

Digipass Authentication for Windows Logon only supports Response-Only OTP. Other OTP types such as Challenge/Response are not supported.

For more information, refer to the following documents:

• Digipass Authentication for Windows Logon Product Guide
• OneSpan Authentication Server Product Guide
• Push Notification Getting Started Guide

Components or features described in this document may need to be configured to meet the standards of the  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If your organization is collecting or in any capacity processing data on citizens of a European Union country, your organization is subject to the GDPR.

For more information on this subject matter, refer also to the OneSpan Authentication Server GDPR Compliance Guide.