Glide Identity Selected as Top 10 Finalist for RSAC 2026 Conference Innovation Sandbox Contest

Digital identity security company Glide Identity to present its SIM-anchored cryptographic authentication platform at prestigious cybersecurity startup competition.

Published on Feb. 10, 2026

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Glide Identity, a digital identity security company delivering AI-safe, agent-ready authentication, has been selected as a Top 10 finalist in the RSAC 2026 Conference Innovation Sandbox contest, the cybersecurity industry's premier startup competition. Glide will present its SIM-anchored cryptographic authentication platform at the RSAC Conference 2026 in San Francisco.

Why it matters

As AI-powered attacks render traditional authentication methods obsolete, Glide Identity's SIM-anchored cryptographic authentication aims to provide a phishing-resistant and hard-to-social-engineer solution by leveraging private keys embedded in over 5 billion SIM cards and eSIMs globally.

The details

Glide Identity's flagship product, MagicalAuth, is currently live in beta with T-Mobile and Verizon in the United States, with general availability and full U.S. carrier coverage launching soon. MagicalAuth is the first commercial deployment of a SIM-based Network Authentication service leveraging both T-Mobile's and Verizon's Network APIs in the U.S. The platform supports industry standards including GSMA Open Gateway, CAMARA, and is FIDO2 certified.

  • Glide Identity has been selected as a Top 10 finalist in the RSAC 2026 Conference Innovation Sandbox contest.
  • Glide will present its SIM-anchored cryptographic authentication platform on Monday, March 23, at RSAC Conference 2026 in San Francisco.

The players

Glide Identity

A digital identity security company delivering AI-safe, agent-ready authentication.

Eran Haggiag

Founder and CEO of Glide Identity.

T-Mobile

A major U.S. telecommunications company that is currently in beta with Glide Identity's MagicalAuth product.

Verizon

A major U.S. telecommunications company that is currently in beta with Glide Identity's MagicalAuth product.

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What they’re saying

“Being named an Innovation Sandbox finalist validates the urgency of the problem we're solving and the strength of our ecosystem approach.”

— Eran Haggiag, Founder and CEO of Glide Identity

What’s next

Glide Identity's MagicalAuth product is currently in beta with T-Mobile and Verizon in the United States, with general availability and full U.S. carrier coverage launching soon.

The takeaway

Glide Identity's SIM-anchored cryptographic authentication platform aims to provide a more secure and phishing-resistant solution to address the growing threat of AI-powered attacks that are rendering traditional authentication methods obsolete.