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  • May 10, 2025
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🛡️ Sherlocked Security – Biometric & FIDO2/WebAuthn Deployments

Modernize Authentication with Frictionless, Phishing-Resistant Identity Verification

📄 1. Statement of Work (SOW)

Service Name: Biometric & FIDO2/WebAuthn Deployments
Client Type: Enterprises, SaaS, FinTech, Healthcare, Government, EdTech
Service Model: Advisory + Technical Design + Deployment Support
Compliance Coverage: NIST 800-63B, FIDO Alliance Standards, ISO 27001, GDPR, PSD2
Authentication Modalities Supported:

  • FIDO2 Security Keys (YubiKey, Feitian, SoloKey)
  • Platform Biometrics (Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello)
  • WebAuthn-based Passwordless Login
  • Multi-Device Credentials (Cross-Platform AuthN)
  • Passkeys (Apple, Google, Microsoft Ecosystem)

🧠 2. Our Approach (with Visual)

🔹 Frictionless, User-Centric Authentication
🔹 True Passwordless Architecture
🔹 Cross-Device Compatibility
🔹 End-to-End Integration Advisory

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[Access Audit] → [Passwordless Readiness Review] → [Authenticator Selection] → [FIDO2/WebAuthn Flow Design] → [Integration & Enrollment] → [User Pilot & Feedback] → [Policy Tuning & Monitoring]

Color Code:

  • Discovery: #064d52
  • Integration: #8b0505
  • Closure: #0f5c5a

🧪 3. Methodology (with Visual)

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[Kickoff & Credential Audit] → [Biometric/FIDO2 Policy Design] → [Authenticator Inventory & Compatibility Checks] → [WebAuthn Integration Design] → [SSO & IAM Integration] → [Pilot Rollout & Feedback Loop] → [Organization-Wide Go-Live] → [Monitoring & Optimization]

Visual Color Flow:

  • 🔹 Blue (Planning: #064d52)
  • 🔸 Red (Integration: #8b0505)
  • ✅ Green (Closure: #0f5c5a)

📦 4. Deliverables to the Client

  1. 🧾 Passwordless Strategy and Architecture Design
  2. 📘 WebAuthn/FIDO2 Technical Flow Documents
  3. 🔐 Integration Blueprint (SSO, IAM, Devices)
  4. 🗺️ User Enrollment & Rollout Plan
  5. 🧪 Pilot Feedback Summary & Fixes
  6. 📊 AuthN Flow Monitoring Plan
  7. 📽️ Admin & End-User Training Materials
  8. 🧑‍💻 Final Implementation Report & Tuning Suggestions

🤝 5. What We Need from You (Client Requirements)

  • ✅ IAM/SSO configuration details (Okta, Azure AD, etc.)
  • ✅ Application inventory and login methods
  • ✅ Target user groups and device types (Mac, Windows, Mobile)
  • ✅ MFA or passwordless adoption goals
  • ✅ Security/compliance mandates (NIST, GDPR, etc.)
  • ✅ Stakeholder access for pilot support

🧰 6. Tools & Technology Stack

  • 🔐 YubiKey / Feitian / SoloKey
  • 📲 Apple Passkeys / Android Credential Manager
  • 🧱 Azure AD Passwordless, Okta WebAuthn, Duo FIDO2
  • 🛠️ WebAuthn APIs / FIDO2 Server SDKs
  • 🔁 Directory Sync (AD, SCIM, LDAP)
  • 📊 Monitoring via Identity Logs & Browser Events

🚀 7. Engagement Lifecycle (Lead → Closure)

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1. Discovery Call 2. Credential & Risk Audit 3. SOW Finalization 4. Policy & Device Planning 5. Integration & Development 6. Pilot Rollout 7. Feedback & Adjustments 8. Final Go-Live + Monitoring 9. Training & Report Delivery

🌟 8. Why Sherlocked Security? (Our USP)

Feature Sherlocked Advantage
🔐 Passwordless Architecture Experts We specialize in FIDO2, WebAuthn, and biometrics
🧠 User-Centric Approach Enrollment experience and support built in
📘 Full Stack Integration SSO, IAM, Directory, Mobile – all connected
🔁 Vendor-Agnostic Deployment Okta, Azure AD, Duo, Auth0, Ping – all supported
📊 Risk-Based Monitoring Real-time visibility and fallback logic design

📚 9. Real-World Case Studies

📱 Biometric Login Rollout for Remote Workforce

Client: Global Tech Services Firm
Challenge: VPN password fatigue and helpdesk overload
Solution:

  • Face ID and Windows Hello rollout via Azure AD

  • Configured FIDO2 fallback with YubiKey for critical apps
    Outcome:

  • Reduced password reset tickets by 82%

  • Enabled secure mobile-first access

🧾 FIDO2 Integration for a FinTech Login Portal

Client: Mobile Payments Startup
Issues:

  • Customers using weak passwords and experiencing phishing
    Fix:

  • Deployed WebAuthn for mobile + browser

  • Rolled out passkey-based login for iOS and Android
    Impact:

  • Eliminated credential stuffing attempts

  • 2x increase in customer trust score

🛡️ 10. SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

  1. Credential risk audit and SSO review
  2. Define passwordless policy and scope
  3. Select authenticators and user groups
  4. Design WebAuthn/FIDO2 flow and fallback
  5. Configure integrations with IAM, SSO, browsers
  6. Roll out pilot with key departments
  7. Monitor feedback and adjust UX
  8. Train users and IT support staff
  9. Enable global rollout and fallback methods
  10. Deliver report and monitoring dashboards

📋 11. Sample Biometric & FIDO2 Checklist (Preview)

  1. Choose supported authenticators (platform or roaming).
  2. Enroll biometric or FIDO2 keys for target users.
  3. Integrate with supported identity providers.
  4. Configure fallback and recovery methods.
  5. Test across devices and browsers for compatibility.
  6. Monitor authentication success and failure metrics.
  7. Enforce phishing-resistant authentication policies.
  8. Protect registration and key attestation processes.
  9. Educate users on usage and backup methods.
  10. Track adoption and deprecate weaker factors over time.
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