ID Tech Digest – November 5, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: New Developments…
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Articles tagged with authentication
Descope Launches Envoy to Give Personal AI Agents Their Own Sign-In Path
Descope has launched Envoy, a set of capabilities that gives personal AI agents a delegated sign-in path alongside a consumer app’s existing authentication, so…
AI Update: OpenCode Breach Puts Users’ AI Provider Keys at Risk
AI Update covers the OpenCode and Railway breaches, a jailbroken agent toolkit, OpenAI agents that weakened monitoring, human approval and a DeepSeek ban.
Broadcom Launches Arcot Scam Defense to Flag Fraud After 3-D Secure Authentication
Broadcom has launched Arcot Scam Defense, a feature of its Arcot 3-D Secure payment authentication service that is designed to block card-not-present…
KDDI Launches SIM-Based Number Verification on Google Firebase
Japanese carrier KDDI has begun commercial service of Number Verification v2 (NVv2), an API that verifies a user’s phone number from SIM and carrier records…
FIDO to Open Wallet Certification Documents, Launches Advisory Forum
The FIDO Alliance will make working documents for its digital wallet certification program publicly available and has launched an External Advisory Forum for…
EPC Launches SCARLET Work on Digital Wallet Payment Authentication
The European Payments Council has launched SCARLET, a project to create common rules for accepting EU Digital Identity Wallets when customers authenticate to…
Visa, BILL and Billtrust Begin Live AI Agent Invoice Payment Pilot
Visa, BILL and Billtrust have begun a live pilot in which authenticated AI agents complete buyer-approved invoice payments through supplier portals. The…
AI Update: Government Intrusions Show Signs of AI-Generated Code
AI Update covers government intrusions, stolen AI keys, agent identity and transaction controls, Android scam defenses, security tools and containment research.
Proof Launches x401 Protocol to Tie AI Agent Requests to Verified People
Proof has launched x401, an open protocol that lets a website ask an AI agent to prove which verified person it is acting for and exactly what that person…