FusionAuth today announced the release of FusionAuth 1.68, introducing Intelligent MFA, a risk-based authentication engine that evaluates every login against 10 configurable signals and challenges users only when risk is detected.
The launch comes as FusionAuth enters its new fiscal year with the strongest commercial momentum in company history. In the most recent quarter ending April 30, 2026, FusionAuth saw bookings double quarter over quarter, underscoring growing demand for identity infrastructure that gives organizations greater control over deployment, data, risk, and cost.
Intelligent MFA Without the Black Box
Unlike many risk-based MFA offerings that rely on opaque risk scoring inside a shared multi-tenant cloud infrastructure, FusionAuth Intelligent MFA is deterministic, rules-based, and designed to run inside the deployment model the customer chooses, including customer-hosted environments, dedicated FusionAuth Cloud deployments, on-premises infrastructure, and hybrid architectures. The result is adaptive authentication that doesn’t force organizations to trade away visibility, auditability, or infrastructure control.
FusionAuth Intelligent MFA evaluates login risk using 10 signals, including unrecognized device, untrusted device, blocklisted IP address, dormant account, recent password change, and impossible travel. Each login is assigned a low, medium, or high risk score. High-risk sessions trigger an MFA challenge, while trusted sessions can continue without unnecessary friction.
For security and compliance teams, the key difference is transparency. The signal names are visible, the scoring logic is rules-based, and the composite risk score is logged. That means teams can explain why a login was challenged, document policy enforcement, and reproduce decisions when needed.
Built for Customer-Controlled Identity Infrastructure
FusionAuth’s approach is especially relevant for regulated and security-sensitive organizations that cannot rely on shared-cloud assumptions for critical identity decisions. The company’s 2026 State of AI and Identity Report found that organizations using shared multi-tenant identity infrastructure reported confirmed security incidents at more than twice the rate of organizations using self-hosted or isolated deployments. The report also found that two-thirds of respondents experienced an AI identity-related security incident in the past year.
As AI agents, APIs, machines, partners, employees, and customers all require secure access to digital systems, identity is rapidly becoming the control plane for modern applications.
Commercial Momentum Reflects Market Shift Towards Control
FusionAuth’s momentum reflects that shift, demonstrating increased demand from both new and existing customers.
Intelligent MFA is available today in FusionAuth 1.68. FusionAuth can be deployed in FusionAuth’s cloud, an organization’s own environment, on-premises, or anywhere in between.
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FusionAuth Launches Intelligent MFA in Latest Release as Demand Surges for Identity Infrastructure Customers Can Control
FusionAuth today announced the release of FusionAuth 1.68, introducing Intelligent MFA, a risk-based authentication engine that evaluates every login against 10 configurable signals and challenges users only when risk is detected.
The launch comes as FusionAuth enters its new fiscal year with the strongest commercial momentum in company history. In the most recent quarter ending April 30, 2026, FusionAuth saw bookings double quarter over quarter, underscoring growing demand for identity infrastructure that gives organizations greater control over deployment, data, risk, and cost.
Intelligent MFA Without the Black Box
Unlike many risk-based MFA offerings that rely on opaque risk scoring inside a shared multi-tenant cloud infrastructure, FusionAuth Intelligent MFA is deterministic, rules-based, and designed to run inside the deployment model the customer chooses, including customer-hosted environments, dedicated FusionAuth Cloud deployments, on-premises infrastructure, and hybrid architectures. The result is adaptive authentication that doesn’t force organizations to trade away visibility, auditability, or infrastructure control.
FusionAuth Intelligent MFA evaluates login risk using 10 signals, including unrecognized device, untrusted device, blocklisted IP address, dormant account, recent password change, and impossible travel. Each login is assigned a low, medium, or high risk score. High-risk sessions trigger an MFA challenge, while trusted sessions can continue without unnecessary friction.
For security and compliance teams, the key difference is transparency. The signal names are visible, the scoring logic is rules-based, and the composite risk score is logged. That means teams can explain why a login was challenged, document policy enforcement, and reproduce decisions when needed.
Built for Customer-Controlled Identity Infrastructure
FusionAuth’s approach is especially relevant for regulated and security-sensitive organizations that cannot rely on shared-cloud assumptions for critical identity decisions. The company’s 2026 State of AI and Identity Report found that organizations using shared multi-tenant identity infrastructure reported confirmed security incidents at more than twice the rate of organizations using self-hosted or isolated deployments. The report also found that two-thirds of respondents experienced an AI identity-related security incident in the past year.
As AI agents, APIs, machines, partners, employees, and customers all require secure access to digital systems, identity is rapidly becoming the control plane for modern applications.
Commercial Momentum Reflects Market Shift Towards Control
FusionAuth’s momentum reflects that shift, demonstrating increased demand from both new and existing customers.
Intelligent MFA is available today in FusionAuth 1.68. FusionAuth can be deployed in FusionAuth’s cloud, an organization’s own environment, on-premises, or anywhere in between.
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