AuthenTrend provides state-of-the-art authentication solutions that simplify and secure both physical and digital access, offering businesses a seamless and robust way to protect workspaces and digital resources. With the growing demand for passwordless and PINless authentication, AuthenTrend’s ATKey.Card NFC delivers a frictionless user experience while ensuring high security standards.
Commitment to ESG
As part of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, AuthenTrend is committed to reducing waste, minimizing reliance on plastic and paper-based authentication materials, and enhancing digital security to promote sustainable business practices. The ATKey.Card NFC replaces traditional plastic access badges, reduces the need for printed business cards, and eliminates paper-based authentication workflows.
Challenges
AuthenTrend’s Taipei office, with in-house employees and outsourcing contractors, faced several challenges in managing authentication and security:
- Lack of a dedicated IT team → Employees needed an intuitive, easy-to-manage authentication solution.
- Mixed working environment → The office used both Windows and Mac devices, requiring a unified authentication approach, plus Outsourcing contractors are BYOD.
- Multiple roles, various applications → Employees accessed diverse applications for different job functions:
- Elevator, door access, restricted IT room and storeroom → Required a badge-based authentication system.
- Device login → Both Windows and Mac systems require secure, passwordless authentication.
- Business Application Access → Employees have the need to adopt Microsoft Entra ID for identity and access management and access Microsoft 365 for emailing , office and SharePoint usages securely.
- Product development → Developers needed secure access to GitLab and GitHub.
- Sales & CRM → The sales team relied on HubSpot CRM for customer management.
- Internal flow & ERP → ERP was used for enterprise resource planning, including HR and finance management.
- ESG commitment → The company aimed to reduce paper and plastic waste by consolidating authentication functions into a single card.
The Goal
✅ Unify authentication for both physical (office entry, elevators) and digital access (workstations, business applications).
✅ Eliminate password fatigue and improve security posture.
✅ Enhance employee convenience and productivity through seamless authentication.
✅ Support ESG goals by reducing paper usage, minimizing plastic waste, and integrating a single authentication card.
Solution
AuthenTrend deployed the ATKey.Card NFC smart card, serving as both:
✅ A digital business card → Employees could securely share their digital identity.
✅ A secure access card → Used for both physical and digital authentication.
Physical Access: Replacing Traditional Badges
The ATKey.Card NFC smart card replaced conventional badges, allowing employees to access:
✔ Elevators
✔ Office entrance doors, server rooms, storage rooms and other entrances
This integration with the building’s security system ensured a frictionless and secure experience.
Digital Access: Passwordless Authentication for Devices & Applications
Beyond physical access, the ATKey smart card enabled passwordless login across devices and enterprise applications.
1. Device Logins (Windows & Mac)
- Windows PCs → Employees tapped their ATKey smart card to log in securely.
- Mac devices → Authentication was managed via Microsoft Entra ID and GitLab using Jamf Connect, ensuring seamless integration.
This eliminated the need for passwords, reducing login time while enhancing security.
2. Web Login to Business Applications
With FIDO2 and Passkey support, ATKey smart cards enabled passwordless login to critical business applications:
🔹 Identity & Access Management → Microsoft Entra ID
- Employees authenticated without passwords, ensuring a secure and smooth login experience.
- Seamless integration with Microsoft 365 and cloud services.
🔹 Software Development & Project Management → GitLab & GitHub
- Used by R&D, QA, and PM teams for secure software development and collaboration.
- ATKey authentication ensured project integrity and compliance.
🔹 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) → SAP ERP
- Used by finance, supply chain, and HR teams for critical business operations.
- Passwordless authentication enhanced security and regulatory compliance.
🔹 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) → HubSpot CRM
- Used by sales and customer service teams for client management and business operations.
- Secure and fast authentication reduced login friction and improved efficiency.
By integrating ATKey smart cards into Microsoft Entra ID, GitLab, GitHub, SAP ERP, and HubSpot CRM, employees gained quick, secure, and frictionless access to essential business tools without passwords.
ESG: Reducing Paper & Plastic Waste
As part of AuthenTrend’s ESG initiatives, the ATKey.Card NFC smart card helped reduce waste by:
♻ Eliminating plastic badge cards
♻ Reducing printed business cards through integration with Tapni digital business cards
♻ Minimizing paper usage by replacing traditional signatures with digital authentication
Results
The implementation of ATKey smart cards at the Taipei office led to major improvements:
✅ 40% cost reduction → Consolidating access badges, authenticators, and business cards into one ATKey card reduced material and management costs. No dedicated IT staff was required for authentication support.
✅ 50% increase in productivity →
- Bio-tap login reduced login time by 70%.
- Login success rates improved by 98%, minimizing authentication-related delays.
✅ Significant ESG impact →
- 80% reduction in plastic badge use.
- 70% decrease in printed business cards.
- 30% reduction in office printer paper consumption due to digital authentication.
✅ 0% account takeovers or phishing incidents →
- Eliminating passwords reduced phishing risks and prevented credential theft.
Conclusion
By implementing ATKey.Card NFC, AuthenTrend successfully eliminated passwords while enhancing security and user convenience at its Taipei office. Employees experienced a seamless, secure, and password-free work environment, boosting productivity and reducing security risks.
This case study highlights how ATKey.Card NFC delivers a unified authentication solution for modern workplaces, ensuring top-tier security, efficiency, and ESG-friendly operations.