Supplier portals sit where external access meets critical business workflows—purchase orders, invoices, delivery updates, document exchange, and account management. Because they’re internet-facing and used by external identities, they’re a common target for credential stuffing, phishing, and account takeover.
The problem: many supplier portals—especially on-prem and homegrown ones—still rely on password-only logins. And when teams try to add MFA (multi-factor authentication), it often turns into a long project (portal changes, SSO, IdP onboarding, upgrades).
Datawiza is built for a faster path:
Add MFA or 2FA in front of your supplier portal with a simple DNS cutover—no IdP, no SSO, and no portal code changes.
Supplier portals you can protect
Datawiza is URL-centric: if suppliers access a portal through a web URL you control, Datawiza can sit in front of it and enforce MFA. This includes both packaged portals and homegrown systems, such as:
ERP / back-office supplier portals (often on-prem)
- Oracle E-Business Suite iSupplier Portal
- SAP SRM Supplier Self-Services (SUS) (commonly delivered through SAP portal / NetWeaver-era portal patterns)
- Oracle PeopleSoft eSupplier / supplier self-service portals
- Oracle JD Edwards supplier self-service / vendor portals
- Microsoft Dynamics vendor/supplier collaboration portals
Procurement / supplier collaboration portals
- JAGGAER supplier portals
- Ivalua supplier portals
- GEP supplier collaboration portals
- Infor supplier portals
- Epicor supplier portals
AP / invoicing / supplier payment portals
- Basware supplier portals
- Tungsten e-invoicing portals
- Tradeshift supplier invoicing portals
- Tipalti supplier onboarding/payment portals
Homegrown supplier portals
Custom supplier portals built on Java/.NET/PHP/Node/Python—often tightly coupled to legacy sessions and password logins.
The Datawiza approach: enforce MFA at the access layer (via DNS cutover)
Instead of modifying the portal, Datawiza places a secure access layer in front of it and enforces MFA before traffic reaches the portal.
What changes
✅ DNS for the supplier portal URL (CNAME/A record cutover)
What doesn’t change
- Supplier portal code and release cycle
- Portal servers and upgrade timeline
- Supplier bookmarks and URLs
- Your identity architecture (IdP/SSO not required)
Before
Supplier → https://suppliers.company.com → Supplier Portal
After (DNS cutover)
Suppliers keep the same URL. You gain MFA.
What you get right away
With Datawiza enforcing MFA/2FA at login, you can:
- require MFA for supplier access to the portal
- reduce risk from password reuse and account takeover
- avoid portal code changes and avoid an IdP/SSO project
- roll out quickly with minimal disruption to suppliers
Why DNS cutover is the fastest way to add MFA
Supplier portals are hard to change because:
- downtime and UX changes affect external parties
- workflows are business-critical and tightly integrated
- upgrades require broad retesting
- multiple teams own pieces of the stack
A DNS cutover is attractive because it’s:
- fast
- low disruption
- reversible
- easy to pilot (start small → expand)
A practical rollout plan
- Choose the supplier portal URL you want to protect
- Use Datawiza hosted service or deploy Datawiza in your preferred environment (on-prem/private cloud/public cloud)
- Configure the portal as a protected application
- Enable MFA/2FA for supplier logins
- Perform the DNS cutover
- Pilot → expand to all suppliers
FAQ
Can I add MFA to a supplier portal without rewriting authentication?
Yes—by enforcing MFA at the access layer in front of the portal, you avoid modifying portal login code and session logic.
Do I need Entra ID / Okta / Ping / SSO to add supplier portal MFA?
No. If your goal is MFA/2FA quickly, Datawiza can provide MFA without requiring an IdP rollout or an SSO project.
Does this work for homegrown supplier portals?
Yes. Homegrown portals are often the best fit because native MFA is rarely built in—and changing auth flows can be expensive and risky.
Book a demo
Want to see MFA/2FA added to a supplier portal with a simple DNS cutover? Book a demo here.
