Mobile app

Passwordless SSO and PC logon with Mobile App

1. Sign in to your Hideez server using your email and password

Note: If you see the message “Your web application is running and waiting for your content,” the server is not ready yet. The process may take from 5 to 10 minutes. Once the server is ready, you will receive an email confirmation.

2. Install the Hideez Authenticator app:

• In the user profile, go to “Add Hideez Authenticator.”

• Select your operating system (Android or iOS), scan the QR code, and proceed to download and install the application.

• Follow the on-screen steps within the mobile app to complete the setup.

3. Configure Passwordless SSO

Hideez Server allows you to enable passwordless Single Sign-On (SSO) based on the SAML and OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocols. These protocols are employed to verify a user’s identity when an employee tries to access web or mobile applications.

To configure the Hideez Server as an Identity Provider for passwordless SSO, go to Settings → Parameters, and proceed with SAML or OIDC configuration as described in our user guide.

4. Configure computer login with Hideez Client

• Download .exe or .msi (x86, x64) and install the Hideez Client on the computer.
• Select the Enterprise version of the program.

• Set your server address in the Hideez Client.

• Select integration only with the mobile app.

The address of your server is specified on your Hideez portal or your Server

• After installing the program on your computer, your workstation will appear in the list for confirmation on the dashboard of your server

• Go to the section Workstation on your server, select Workstation, and click Approve

• Within the Hideez Client, select “Mobile Authenticator” as the chosen authentication method.

• Follow the provided steps to complete the configuration for computer login.

Please note, that for Passwordless PC Authorization Administrator has to configure:

• Configuring an Active Directory Certification Authority

• HES setup for passwordless login

5. Add New Users:

New users can be added through:

• Active Directory (On-Premises, Azure Ad)
• Manually

Upon receiving an email, users can configure their preferred login methods, such as a mobile application or passkeys.

Please note that in the trial version of the server, you can use a maximum of 15 users.

Additionally, the Hideez Server assumes that passwordless authentication can be employed alongside other methods

• Passkeys allow Passwordless SSO authentication
• Hardware keys allow Passwordless SSO, PC logon & logoff, password-based authentication