January 2025 Summaries

Setting up SAML authentication for an application can be a complex process, but testing and verifying the configuration is crucial. IAMShowcase is a website that acts as a SAML v2 SP to test FusionAuth's IdP setup. To use IAMShowcase, you need to create a new application in FusionAuth, retrieve the required metadata values from the IAMShowcase site, configure these values in FusionAuth, and then add a user to the application. Finally, you need to upload the IDP metadata to the IAMShowcase site to complete the setup. This process allows you to test the SAML workflow before integrating your application with other SAML SPs, ensuring that everything is set up correctly for secure authentication.

FusionAuth has achieved record-breaking revenue growth in 2024, expanding its global footprint and product updates to meet the growing demand for authentication solutions that can be locally tested and deployed anywhere. The company's hybrid deployment model provides flexibility and control for modern engineering teams, allowing them to navigate security, user experience, and development efficiency challenges. With significant financial growth and employee expansion, FusionAuth is well-positioned for continued exponential growth in 2025.

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.