PassLogic Begins Integration with 'Cato SASE Platform,' a Cloud-based SASE Platform with a Global Track Record

Passlogy Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange TOKYO PRO Market: 4426, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Hideharu Ogawa; hereinafter "the Company"), a developer and vendor of homegrown security products based on original technology, is pleased to announce that its multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution "PassLogic" has started authentication integration with "Cato SASE Platform," a cloud-native SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) platform provided by Cato Networks.

This allows the application of PassLogic's multi-factor authentication to sign-ins for the Cato SASE Platform, realizing a robust authentication environment with phishing resistance.

Against the backdrop of established teleworking and expanding cloud usage, the adoption of SASE—which integrates networking and security—is progressing. For companies utilizing Microsoft Entra ID, establishing a high-strength, highly convenient authentication infrastructure with phishing resistance has become a critical challenge.

Background of the Integration

In recent years, with the stabilization of telework and the expansion of cloud service usage, there has been a demand for environments where users can securely connect to networks regardless of their location. SASE has attracted attention as an architecture that integrates network and security functions in the cloud and is being adopted by many companies.

Cato SASE Platform, provided by Cato Networks, is a solution that offers SD-WAN and comprehensive security functions on a single cloud platform. It provides integrated protection for branches, mobile users, and cloud environments, realizing access control based on a zero-trust model.

However, "ID protection" remains a critical issue even in SASE environments. Particularly for companies using Microsoft Entra ID (hereinafter, Entra ID) as their SASE authentication infrastructure (IdP), there is a need to balance improved authentication strength with convenience. An authentication infrastructure capable of handling diverse security requirements, such as phishing resistance and device-independent authentication, is required.

Overview and Benefits of the Integration

PassLogic supports external MFA for Entra ID. By using the "PassLogic Bridge – Secondary Authentication for Microsoft 365" feature, PassLogic can be incorporated as a secondary authentication for Entra ID, allowing multi-factor authentication to be applied when accessing the Cato SASE Platform integrated with Entra ID.

This integration provides the following benefits:

• Maintaining an integrated authentication infrastructure centered on Entra ID
  Authentication strength can be improved while utilizing the existing Entra ID environment as is.

• Adding high-security multi-factor authentication via PassLogic
  PassLogic's original technology, including the matrix method using random number tables, reduces the risk of phishing and spoofing.

• Strengthening secure access to Cato SASE Platform
  The zero-trust environment can be enhanced from both the network and identity perspectives.

Through these, companies can integrate network security and ID security...