Email link authentication (also sometimes called low touch authentication) for Certifications allows users to complete their certification tasks without needing to log into the Workiva platform. This helps users more quickly complete their certification tasks and streamlines the certifications experience.
Enabling email link authentication
The email link authentication setting is turned off by default. As long as your organization doesn't require Single Sign-On (SSO) for users in the Organization Admin settings, only those with both the Org Workspace Admin and Org Security Admin roles can enable the email link authentication setting by going to the Security tab in Workspace Settings and checking Allow certification users to authenticate and access their certifications and requests via email link.
If your organization requires Single Sign-On (SSO), you won't be able to use the email link authentication setting, and all users will need to log in via SSO.
Once enabled, certification signers and approvers will receive email notifications with custom links that will authenticate them and direct them to their certification tasks without requiring them to log in. These links are valid for 14 days, but the owner of the process can send task reminders that will contain new links if needed.