Overview
Cloudi-Fi provides various authentication methods to register visitors. The authentication capabilities described below can be mixed within the same captive portal and address privacy or security concerns through a user-centric approach. Thus, the Cloudi-Fi service uniquely caters to all types of needs.
The authentication mode can be found Admin Console -> Users -> Authentications -> 'Authentication' column.
| How to authenticate with |
Authentication mode |
Mandatory personal data collected during authentication | Level of identification of the guest | User experience (UX) |
| Declarative method | Declarative | Nothing mandatory | Poor | See LINK |
| Autosignin method | Click-Through | No personal data collected | Very poor | See LINK |
| SMS registration method | Mobile | Verified Phone | Strong | See LINK |
| Email registration method | Sponsored email | Verified Email | Strong | See LINK |
| Social Network method | The name of the social network (e.g. Facebook) | Verified email along with social ID | Strong | See LINK |
| Sponsor method | Sponsor with the sponsor email_address | Verified Email or Verified Phone | Very strong | See LINK |
| SAML method | SAML | Verified Email | Very strong | See LINK |
| Login/Password method | Sponsor with the Lobby administrator name | Verified Email or Verified Phone | Very strong | See LINK |