Implemented MFA for time clock kiosk logins in high-traffic manufacturing environment

mike_expert
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:45:00 +0000
Workday HCM

I wanted to share our successful implementation of MFA for time clock kiosks in our manufacturing facilities. We had a significant buddy punching problem that was costing us thousands in payroll inaccuracies.

Our environment: 12 manufacturing sites, 3500 hourly workers, 45 time clock kiosks. Workers previously just entered their employee ID to clock in/out. We needed stronger authentication but couldn’t slow down the clock-in process during shift changes when 200+ workers need to punch in within 15 minutes.

We implemented a badge plus mobile push authentication system. Workers tap their RFID badge, then approve the clock-in on their personal phone via Workday mobile app. The MFA integration with kiosks was tricky but we got it working smoothly. Buddy punching incidents dropped by 94% in the first quarter, saving approximately $180K annually in payroll corrections.

Happy to share technical details about the integration architecture and configuration if anyone’s considering a similar implementation.

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