cidaas

What is cidaas?

cidaas (Cloud Identity as a Service) is a cloud-based Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) platform, developed and hosted in Germany by Widas ID. It’s designed for both customer- and workforce-facing identity scenarios. cidaas supports global authentication standards, offers passwordless login, and is fully GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001 certified.

Core Features

• Single Sign‑On (SSO): Enables users to sign in once and access multiple applications seamlessly via OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, or OpenID Connect.

• Multi‑Factor & Passwordless Authentication: Supports strong, adaptive MFA (via email, SMS, TOTP, push, FIDO2, biometrics) and passwordless login (biometrics, magic link, OTP)

• Consent Management: Users can give, manage, or revoke consents (e.g., for data usage), with full audit logs—critical for GDPR.

• Fraud/Bot Detection & API Security: Includes bot/fraud detection layers and secures APIs with OAuth scopes and token-based access.

• Access Management & Delegation: Offers group/role-based access, delegated admin capabilities, and user self-service for streamlined onboarding.

• Digital Identity Verification: Optional AutoIdent feature for verifying real-world identities (e.g., documents) integrated into the platform.

• Hosted & Branded UI: Fully customizable login/registration/user interface (hosted pages) for consistent brand experience.

Compliance & Recognition

• European Data Hosting: Data is hosted in Germany with full GDPR compliance and ISO 27001 certification.

• Analyst Recognition: Named a Leader in KuppingerCole’s 2024 CIAM Leadership Compass and awarded multiple EIC prizes. Gartner and Forrester have highlighted its ROI and innovation.

Who It’s For

• Teams that need secure, user-friendly authentication across web/mobile apps.

• Organizations needing compliance, consent, and identity verification integrated into CIAM.

• Companies pursuing Zero Trust security frameworks and API-first architectures.