A computing system includes a server. The server is communicatively coupled to a data repository and is configured to store a data in the data repository. The server is further configured to receive a first authentication information, the first authentication information comprising a login and a password for an entity, and to receive a second authentication information, the second authentication information comprising at least one identifying information generated by a hardware authentication device. The server is further configured to execute a hardware-based authentication as a service process, the authentication as a service process configured to use the first and the second authentication information as input to authenticate the entity, and to provide computing resources to the entity if the entity is successfully authenticated.