Case Study: Recon InfoSec achieves unified authentication and saves development time with FusionAuth

Recon InfoSec switched to FusionAuth from AWS Cognito

Recon InfoSec, a managed security services provider, needed a more flexible authentication layer than AWS Cognito could provide for its Network Defense Range and varied toolset. They switched to FusionAuth for user management and OAuth (including passwordless magic link) to unify authentication across platforms like Graylog, Velociraptor, osquery, Moloch, TheHive, and Rocket.Chat.

FusionAuth was deployed (standalone Tomcat behind an AWS ALB) and integrated via OIDC with Cognito and the many application-specific auth mechanisms, with a robust API used heavily for onboarding. The result: a seamless, secure auth layer, easier integrations and faster onboarding, and — according to Recon InfoSec — many saved hours and avoided the need to build custom middleware or pay for costly alternatives like Auth0 or Okta.

Recon InfoSec

Whitney Champion

Lead Architect