AuthX announced its new partnership with Parallels bringing together advanced authentication options and world class application and desktop delivery. Their combined offerings bring secure, streamlined authentication into environments where teams regularly utilize multiple Windows workstations and hosted workloads.

Parallels RAS is used globally across organizations that rely on flexible, high-performance virtualization to support diverse work environments. As device ecosystems become more mixed across industries, consistently securing identity and access has become essential. The AuthX and Parallels RAS integration directly supports this shift by unifying authentication across all environments.

“With Parallels RAS reducing the authentication friction between operating systems, identity security becomes the anchor point,” said Preetmohan Mann, CTO of AuthX. “This integration makes strong passwordless authentication consistent across every Parallels session, regardless of the device or operating system.”

“Secure, simple, and flexible access to apps and data is essential for organizations operating across multiple platforms,” said Michael Hopfinger, SVP of Global Sales at Parallels. “Our collaboration with AuthX extends the value of Parallels RAS by bringing modern, unified authentication directly into virtualized environments. Together, we’re making it easier for IT teams to strengthen security without disrupting the user experience.”

Stronger Authentication Across Parallels Environments

Virtualized workflows introduce a simple challenge: users move freely across devices and operating systems, but security rarely moves with them. A Windows app running inside a virtualized session may feel seamless to the user, yet every session shift, environment switch, and access hop introduces identity risk. The AuthX and Parallels integration closes these gaps by extending consistent, high-assurance authentication across every layer of the experience.

With the new integration, AuthX delivers:

  • Multi-Factor Authentication across Windows and all virtualized Windows sessions. So, each session launch is verified with the same level of assurance, regardless of how users access Parallels.
  • Single Sign-On moves with the user across apps, desktops and virtual environments. Eliminating repetitive logins while giving organizations a single place to control identity.
  • Modern authentication options including Passkeys, Badge Tap, Biometrics, TOTP and Mobile Push. Helping teams adopt passwordless access without rewriting or restructuring their Parallels workflows.
  • Adaptive and contextual authentication for situations where risk changes mid-session. Allowing AuthX to step up verification when behaviour, device posture or access patterns look unusual.
  • Zero Trust checks applied at every point of access, not just the login screen. Ensuring every request is evaluated based on identity, context and authorization before it’s allowed.
  • Device trust validation to block access from non-compliant or unmanaged devices. Closing the door on unauthorized endpoints before they ever reach a virtual session.

Together, these controls create a unified security posture across Parallels environments. Whether someone is switching between operating systems, testing workloads across OS boundaries, or accessing virtual resources remotely, AuthX keeps identity stable, verified, and protected at every step.

Designed for Modern and Cross Platform Workflows

Parallels workspace solutions are widely adopted across industries such as technology, education, engineering, healthcare, financial services, and professional services. Organizations choose virtualization to support flexible work, specialized applications, and cross-device productivity. This integration is intentionally industry-agnostic, so any organization can strengthen access security without changing existing workflows.

AuthX brings:

  • Centralized identity governance for mixed OS environments.
  • High-assurance access controls that scale with organizational requirements.
  • Fine-grained policy controls that align authentication strength with application sensitivity.

Unified identity operations with consolidated reporting, session validation, and access insights.

Future Ready Identity for Virtualized Workspaces

As hybrid work expands and device diversity increases, organizations need identity solutions that operate reliably across all platforms without introducing friction. The AuthX and Parallels RAS integration ensures secure access across every session; local, virtualized or remote, while keeping the user experience simple and consistent.

The integration is available immediately for all AuthX customers.

About Parallels

Parallels is a global leader in cross-platform and virtualization solutions that make it simple for businesses and individuals to securely access applications and data on any device, anywhere.
Parallels operates two core businesses. Parallels Desktop enables individuals and organizations to run Windows applications on Mac computers, providing a seamless, native-like experience without changing devices or disrupting workflows. Parallels Workspace Solutions deliver simple, flexible, and secure virtual applications and desktops through Parallels RAS, Parallels DaaS, and Parallels Browser Isolation, offering a modern, cost-effective alternative to traditional VDI across hybrid and cloud environments.
Together, Parallels helps customers reduce complexity, streamline IT operations, improve security, and deliver a seamless user experience across Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, Android, and the cloud and emerging application models. To learn more, visit www.parallels.com.

About AuthX

AuthX is a modern identity and access management platform that delivers strong authentication, passwordless login, adaptive security, and centralized access governance for organizations of all sizes. The platform supports a full range of authentication methods including Passkeys, Biometrics, Badge Tap, TOTP, Mobile Push etc. AuthX helps enterprises secure users, devices and applications across local, cloud, virtualized and hybrid environments with a Zero Trust aligned approach.

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