Company
Date Published
Author
Candace Werry
Word count
900
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

UrbanSitter, a company that connects families with babysitters, expanded its service into a B2B model where companies provide UrbanSitter as a perk for employees. However, this expansion required features like single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure the login process, which their home-grown auth system couldn't meet due to strict security rules from business customers. To solve this problem, UrbanSitter chose FusionAuth, a solution that offered SSO and MFA without requiring extensive work from their dev team, could easily integrate with their current system, and allowed them to host it themselves for better control over sensitive data. The switch to FusionAuth took about a week and didn't disrupt their services, resulting in improved efficiency and security, as well as flexibility in managing multiple partnerships and staying ahead of security issues. UrbanSitter is now well-positioned to take advantage of the trend of companies offering perks like theirs to employees, thanks to its choice to let FusionAuth handle their authentication needs.