Professional Services
Region-specific workforce authentication policies layered over an existing identity stack, without re-platforming.
The challenge
Distributed professional-services firms operate under different local expectations for how staff authenticate, but usually run a single global identity platform that is hard to fragment safely. A regional office handling particularly sensitive client material may need a stricter policy than the rest of the firm, yet building that as a one-off customisation against the core identity platform is disproportionate and hard to maintain.
Firms in this position generally want the flexibility to vary policy by region, entity or practice group, roll out passkeys progressively, and retain a single view of how authentication is enforced across the organisation — all without a wholesale identity migration.
Key use cases
Region- and entity-specific policy
Authentication rules can vary by region, legal entity or user group and are expressed as policy over the existing identity platform, so one office or practice group can run a stricter standard without requiring every other office to change.
Progressive passkey rollout
Passkeys can be introduced to specific groups first — those handling the most sensitive client material, for example — and expanded gradually, rather than requiring a single firm-wide cutover from the existing authentication method.
Step-up on sensitive client material
Access to deal files, client records or other sensitive repositories can carry its own authentication requirement, set independently of general application login, reflecting that not all systems within the firm carry equal risk.
Central reporting across policy variants
Even where policy differs by region or entity, a single reporting view gives IT and security leadership visibility into enforcement across the whole firm, rather than fragmented logs per office or system.
Core capabilities
Policy variation by region or group
Different rules can apply to different parts of the firm without separate application deployments.
Passkey rollout without re-platforming
Passkeys layer onto the existing identity stack rather than requiring its replacement.
No-code rules engine
IT and security teams adjust policy directly as requirements or client expectations change.
Central audit and reporting
A consolidated view of enforcement across all policy variants supports governance and review.
A stricter policy for one region
One region of the firm is asked by a major client to demonstrate stronger authentication controls around access to that client's deal files. Rather than commissioning a separate application or a change to the firm's core identity platform, the policy is expressed as a rule set applied specifically to that region and that repository — requiring a passkey challenge for access rather than the standard single sign-on session used elsewhere in the firm. Other regions and other client work continue under the existing policy, unaffected by the change. IT leadership retains a single reporting view across the whole firm, so the exception is visible and auditable rather than a silent, undocumented variation. This example reflects how a firm in this position has approached the problem, as described in the case referenced below.
Expected outcomes
- Stricter controls applied only where genuinely required, not firm-wide
- Passkey adoption rolled out progressively without an identity platform migration
- Sensitive client material carrying its own authentication requirement
- A single, central view of policy enforcement despite regional variation
How CyberLane helps
CyberLane advises professional-services firms on layering region- or entity-specific authentication policy onto an existing identity platform without fragmenting oversight. We help scope which offices, practice groups or repositories warrant a stricter standard, define the rules and reporting approach, and build the business case for a phased rollout, before planning a proof of concept and coordinating implementation with Authsignal or a qualified delivery partner.
- Review of regional and entity-level authentication requirements
- Policy and rules design for sensitive repositories or client work
- Central reporting approach across policy variants
- Business case and phased rollout plan
- Proof-of-concept scoping and implementation oversight
CyberLane is independent and works on the decision rather than the deployment. Product-specific delivery is coordinated with the vendor or a qualified implementation partner.
Official vendor sources
- Authsignal — Global real estate company case study
- Authsignal — Existing apps
- Authsignal — Use cases
Capability descriptions are based on the vendor's published materials; CyberLane's wording is independently written.
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