A merged entity is facing a challenge integrating its central authentication service, based on a well-established directory protocol, with a newly acquired company's applications that authorize users through a popular web-based authorization standard. To achieve a cohesive authentication process across both existing and newly included systems, what is the appropriate solution to adopt?
Amend password management policies to standardize user credentials across all systems and applications.
Enforce strict two-factor authentication for users of both systems to enhance overall security posture.
Employ a federation service to bridge the two distinct user authentication systems for seamless operation.
Establish an encrypted channel between the two systems to securely map user accounts from one to the other.
Implementing a federation service is the correct solution because it enables different authentication systems to interoperate by allowing them to trust and validate each other's users. It serves as a middle layer that manages and brokers identity information between organizations, thus simplifying cross-domain user access. Additionally, a federation service allows users to authenticate once and gain access to multiple applications, even if the underlying authentication protocols differ. Updating password management procedures or initiating enhanced user credential verification does not provide a method for protocol interoperability. Introducing additional network-layer security, such as an encrypted channel, does not address the core issue of authenticating users across different authentication protocols.
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