Overcoming Authentication Challenges for Wearable Devices
When developing an app, asking your users to sign-in is often a straightforward process on traditional devices like smartphones or tablets. We can usually type passwords, use fingerprint scans or follow a Single Sign On process. But, on hands-free devices without a keyboard or a mouse, things get a bit more complicated. These devices are designed for minimal user interaction, making traditional authentication methods less practical and sometimes impossible.
RealWear, with its WearHF voice input system, provides a great primary interaction method. While voice input works well in most scenarios, logging in can require a different approach.
We aim to make the user experience as seamless and easy as possible, but the login process can often feel cumbersome. To inspire better solutions, here are three different ways to sign users in on a hands-free device, along with their pros and cons.
For these samples we're going to make full use of the OpenID Connect flows that are supported by Microsoft Entra ID. However, these techniques will work just fine with other similar authentication providers such as Okta or Google.
For more information see OpenID Connect (OIDC) on the Microsoft Identity Platform