Last updated on January 7, 2026
Learn how Rublon MFA can enable badge-based two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) using existing RFID employee badges, door fobs, and RFID wearables with RFID readers to secure access to corporate systems without disrupting workflows.
Scenario
An enterprise seeks to strengthen access security across both physical and digital environments by enabling employees to use their existing RFID access badges or door fobs during two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA) for logging in to Windows workstations and remote desktops (RDP). The goal is to reduce reliance on passwords alone while leveraging credentials employees already carry each day.
Challenge
Traditional password-only authentication is vulnerable to compromise, and adding MFA must balance security with user convenience. Organizations often already issue RFID badges for physical access control, but lack an integrated solution to extend those badges as a secure authentication factor for digital logins. This creates fragmentation, potential gaps in identity assurance across physical and logical access, and increased complexity for IT teams managing separate authentication mechanisms. Without integration, employees must adopt new tokens or apps, which can lead to low adoption and higher maintenance costs.
Solution
Deploy Rublon MFA to enable RFID badge-based authentication and employee badge MFA across corporate Windows endpoints. For example, enable MFA for Windows Logon & RDP With RFID Cards. Rublon MFA integrates with existing identity systems and USB RFID readers so that an employee’s RFID badge, RFID smart card, or RFID door fob can serve as a possession factor in the multi-step authentication flow. With Rublon MFA in place, employees authenticate using their badge in conjunction with a password or other factor, achieving robust two-factor or multi-factor authentication without introducing new hardware or credentials.
Benefits
- Scalable and Secure: Rublon MFA scales from small teams to large enterprises and supports best practices in MFA deployment, including compliance with security frameworks and robust access policies.
- Stronger Identity Assurance: By combining something you know (password) with something you have (RFID badge), organizations significantly reduce the risk of credential theft and unauthorized access.
- Leverage Existing Hardware: Use current RFID badges and compatible readers to minimize deployment costs and eliminate the need for additional tokens.
- Consistent User Experience: Employees authenticate using familiar badges or door fobs, which increases adoption and reduces friction compared to entirely new authentication methods.
- Unified Access Control: Bridge physical and logical security by enabling the same device (enterprise badge / employee key fob) to be also used for Windows and RDP logins.
