{"meta":{"title":"Company dossier: Glide Identity","description":"Structured Glide Identity dossier with a source on every row and a computed CISA KEV check. Owner-affiliated coverage.","source":"Telemetry editorial fact file (sources on every row); KEV check computed from https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json","catalogVersion":"2026.09.23","catalogDateReleased":"2026-09-23T12:51:35.821Z","referenceDate":"2026-09-23","publisher":"Telemetry","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","documentation":"https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/api/","records":1,"ownerAffiliated":true,"disclosure":"Owner-affiliated coverage. Telemetry is owned by [OWNER ENTITY], which has a financial interest in Glide Identity. Ownership and funding: https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/trust/ownership-and-funding/","verified":"2026-09-24","version":"1"},"data":[{"ownerAffiliated":true,"disclosure":"Owner-affiliated coverage. Telemetry is owned by [OWNER ENTITY], which has a financial interest in Glide Identity. Ownership and funding: https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/trust/ownership-and-funding/","slug":"glide-identity","name":"Glide Identity","alternateName":"Glide.id","website":"https://www.glide.id/","dossierUrl":"https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/companies/glide-identity/","briefingUrl":"https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/briefings/glide-identity-three-carrier-beta/","version":"1","verified":"2026-09-24","needsEditorialVerification":true,"bluf":"Glide Identity (Glide.id) is a US company that, according to the company, sells SIM-based authentication as a replacement for SMS one-time passcodes. Telemetry's fact file (verified 2026-09-24) records 5 dated milestones between 2024 and Aug 3, 2026; the most recent is the three-carrier beta announced Aug 3, 2026 (AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon). CISA's KEV catalog 2026.09.23 lists 0 entries with a vendorProject matching \"Glide\" (all 1,721 entries checked). No independent security assessment appears in our sources.","record":{"Name":"Glide Identity","Brand and domain":"Glide.id (the old domain glideidentity.com redirects to glide.id)","Country":"United States","Name collisions":"Other, unrelated companies are also called \"Glide\": a UK fibre company, an embedded-banking fintech and a no-code app builder. This dossier covers Glide Identity only.","Pricing":"Not published","Developer documentation":"docs.glideidentity.com; requires a login","Investors":"Series A led by Crosspoint Capital Partners. Glide also lists Strategic Ventures and Amigos Venture Capital among its investors (company site)."},"milestones":[{"date":"2024","datePrecision":"year","displayDate":"2024","category":"Product","event":"Glide announced a GSMA Open Gateway API beta on Google Cloud.","note":null,"hasThirdPartySource":true,"sources":[{"title":"Coverage of Glide's GSMA Open Gateway API beta on Google Cloud","publisher":"The Fast Mode","type":"Press","url":"https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/36203-glide-advances-in-technology-with-gsma-open-gateway-api-beta-launch-on-google-cloud"}]},{"date":"2025-10","datePrecision":"month","displayDate":"Oct 2025","category":"Product","event":"Unveiled MagicalAuth and SuperPasskey at Authenticate 2025, the FIDO Alliance's conference.","note":null,"hasThirdPartySource":false,"sources":[{"title":"Glide press page","publisher":"Glide Identity","type":"Company site","url":"https://www.glide.id/press"}]},{"date":"2025-10-13","datePrecision":"day","displayDate":"Oct 13, 2025","category":"Funding","event":"Raised a Series A of more than $20 million led by Crosspoint Capital Partners.","note":null,"hasThirdPartySource":true,"sources":[{"title":"Coverage of Glide Identity's Series A led by Crosspoint","publisher":"Axios Pro","type":"Press","date":"2025-10-13","url":"https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/10/13/glide-identity-security-20-million-crosspoint"},{"title":"Coverage of Glide Identity's $20M Series A","publisher":"Mobile ID World","type":"Press","url":"https://mobileidworld.com/glide-identity-raises-20m-series-a-to-build-ai-era-authentication-platform/"}]},{"date":"2026-02-10","datePrecision":"day","displayDate":"Feb 10, 2026","category":"Recognition","event":"Named one of 10 finalists for the RSAC 2026 Conference Innovation Sandbox contest. Geordie AI won the contest.","note":"Glide's Business Wire release says \"Top 10 Finalist\". Glide's website press page describes it as \"Top 2 Finalist\", which RSAC's materials do not confirm.","hasThirdPartySource":true,"sources":[{"title":"Glide Identity release on its RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalist selection","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-02-10","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260210441124/en/Glide-Identity-Selected-as-Top-10-Finalist-for-RSAC-2026-Conference-Innovation-Sandbox-Contest"},{"title":"RSAC announcement of the 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalists","publisher":"RSAC Conference","type":"Organizer","url":"https://www.rsaconference.com/library/press-release/finalists-announced-for-rsac-innovation-sandbox-contest-2026"}]},{"date":"2026-08-03","datePrecision":"day","displayDate":"Aug 3, 2026","category":"Product","event":"Announced a beta of \"carrier-native cryptographic authentication\" across AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The release includes a quote from a Verizon Business executive.","note":null,"hasThirdPartySource":true,"sources":[{"title":"Glide.id release on its three-carrier beta (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon)","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-08-03","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803451967/en/Glide.id-Beta-Launches-First-Carrier-Native-Cryptographic-Authentication-Across-ATT-T-Mobile-and-Verizon-as-AI-Fraud-Reaches-Record-Highs"},{"title":"Coverage of Glide's SIM-based authentication across the major US carriers","publisher":"Biometric Update","type":"Press","date":"2026-08-07","url":"https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/glide-brings-sim-based-authentication-to-all-major-us-carriers"}]},{"date":null,"datePrecision":"unknown","displayDate":"Date not confirmed","category":"Partnership","event":"Glide Identity announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud.","note":"The date is not confirmed in our sources.","hasThirdPartySource":true,"sources":[{"title":"Coverage of Glide Identity's strategic partnership with Google Cloud","publisher":"Developing Telecoms","type":"Press","url":"https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity/18073-glide-identity-announces-strategic-partnership-with-google-cloud.html"}]}],"products":[{"name":"MagicalAuth","companyDescription":"Replaces SMS one-time passcodes with verification through the mobile network. Glide says it \"confirms identity using the SIM's cryptographic link to the network\" and completes authentication in under one second with no codes. Glide says that if a device or OS doesn't support SIM authentication, it automatically switches to what it calls secure alternatives, such as passkeys or email links.","channel":"SDKs for iOS, Android and web (JavaScript); REST API","attribution":"company","sources":[{"title":"MagicalAuth product page","publisher":"Glide Identity","type":"Company site","url":"https://www.glide.id/solutions/magicalauth"}]},{"name":"SuperPasskey","companyDescription":"Passwordless authentication that combines passkeys with SIM verification, according to the company.","channel":"Not stated in our sources","attribution":"company","sources":[{"title":"Glide.id home page","publisher":"Glide Identity","type":"Company site","url":"https://www.glide.id/"}]},{"name":"Glide-Out","companyDescription":"Payment authentication, according to the company.","channel":"Not stated in our sources","attribution":"company","sources":[{"title":"Glide-Out product page","publisher":"Glide Identity","type":"Company site","url":"https://www.glide.id/solutions/glide-out"}]},{"name":"Glide-In","companyDescription":"Touchless identity verification based on NFC or QR codes, according to the company.","channel":"NFC or QR (company description)","attribution":"company","sources":[{"title":"Glide-In product page","publisher":"Glide Identity","type":"Company site","url":"https://www.glide.id/solutions/glide-in/glide-in"}]}],"carriers":[{"carrier":"AT&T","status":"Beta announced Aug 3, 2026","carrierStatement":"Not noted in our sources","deviceOsPlanCoverage":null,"sources":[{"title":"Glide.id release on its three-carrier beta (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon)","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-08-03","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803451967/en/Glide.id-Beta-Launches-First-Carrier-Native-Cryptographic-Authentication-Across-ATT-T-Mobile-and-Verizon-as-AI-Fraud-Reaches-Record-Highs"}]},{"carrier":"T-Mobile","status":"Beta announced Aug 3, 2026","carrierStatement":"Not noted in our sources","deviceOsPlanCoverage":null,"sources":[{"title":"Glide.id release on its three-carrier beta (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon)","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-08-03","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803451967/en/Glide.id-Beta-Launches-First-Carrier-Native-Cryptographic-Authentication-Across-ATT-T-Mobile-and-Verizon-as-AI-Fraud-Reaches-Record-Highs"}]},{"carrier":"Verizon","status":"Beta announced Aug 3, 2026","carrierStatement":"Glide's release includes a quote from a Verizon Business executive","deviceOsPlanCoverage":null,"sources":[{"title":"Glide.id release on its three-carrier beta (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon)","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-08-03","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803451967/en/Glide.id-Beta-Launches-First-Carrier-Native-Cryptographic-Authentication-Across-ATT-T-Mobile-and-Verizon-as-AI-Fraud-Reaches-Record-Highs"}]}],"carrierCoverageNote":"Which devices, operating systems and plans work in the beta, and how often fallback triggers, is not published in our sources.","memberships":[{"body":"FIDO Alliance","relationship":"Member at Sponsor level","sources":[{"title":"FIDO Alliance member list","publisher":"FIDO Alliance","type":"Listing","url":"https://fidoalliance.org/members/"}]},{"body":"GSMA Open Gateway","relationship":"Listed as a GSMA Open Gateway partner","sources":[{"title":"GSMA Open Gateway partner listing: Glide","publisher":"GSMA","type":"Listing","url":"https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/gsma-open-gateway/gsma_orgs/glide/"}]}],"companyClaims":[{"claim":"ISO 27001, 27701, 42001 and 22301 certification","verifiedByTelemetry":false,"sources":[]},{"claim":"FIDO certification","verifiedByTelemetry":false,"sources":[]},{"claim":"GDPR and CCPA compliance","verifiedByTelemetry":false,"sources":[]}],"companyClaimsNote":"These are company claims. Telemetry has not independently verified them, and our fact file does not record the specific page on which each appears.","mediaCoverage":[{"title":"Coverage of Glide's GSMA Open Gateway API beta on Google Cloud","publisher":"The Fast Mode","type":"Press","url":"https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/36203-glide-advances-in-technology-with-gsma-open-gateway-api-beta-launch-on-google-cloud","date":"2024","dateNote":"Event year; article date not stated in our sources"},{"title":"Coverage of Glide Identity's Series A led by Crosspoint","publisher":"Axios Pro","type":"Press","date":"2025-10-13","url":"https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/10/13/glide-identity-security-20-million-crosspoint","dateNote":null},{"title":"Glide Identity release on its RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalist selection","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-02-10","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260210441124/en/Glide-Identity-Selected-as-Top-10-Finalist-for-RSAC-2026-Conference-Innovation-Sandbox-Contest","dateNote":null},{"title":"Glide.id release on its three-carrier beta (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon)","publisher":"Business Wire","type":"Company release","date":"2026-08-03","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803451967/en/Glide.id-Beta-Launches-First-Carrier-Native-Cryptographic-Authentication-Across-ATT-T-Mobile-and-Verizon-as-AI-Fraud-Reaches-Record-Highs","dateNote":null},{"title":"Coverage of Glide's SIM-based authentication across the major US carriers","publisher":"Biometric Update","type":"Press","date":"2026-08-07","url":"https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/glide-brings-sim-based-authentication-to-all-major-us-carriers","dateNote":null},{"title":"CyberGuy on SIM-based bank login as an SMS code replacement, featuring Glide","publisher":"Fox News","type":"Press","date":"2026-08-23","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/tech/bank-may-stop-texting-six-digit-codes","dateNote":null},{"title":"Coverage of Glide Identity's strategic partnership with Google Cloud","publisher":"Developing Telecoms","type":"Press","url":"https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/cybersecurity/18073-glide-identity-announces-strategic-partnership-with-google-cloud.html","date":null,"dateNote":"Not stated in our sources"},{"title":"Coverage of Glide Identity's $20M Series A","publisher":"Mobile ID World","type":"Press","url":"https://mobileidworld.com/glide-identity-raises-20m-series-a-to-build-ai-era-authentication-platform/","date":null,"dateNote":"Covers the Oct 13, 2025 round; article date not stated"},{"title":"RSAC announcement of the 2026 Innovation Sandbox finalists","publisher":"RSAC Conference","type":"Organizer","url":"https://www.rsaconference.com/library/press-release/finalists-announced-for-rsac-innovation-sandbox-contest-2026","date":null,"dateNote":"Not stated in our sources"}],"marketContext":[{"date":"2026-07-08","text":"Aduna, a network-API joint venture, announced number verification with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.","sources":[{"title":"Aduna and major U.S. carriers push network-based authentication as SMS code alternative","publisher":"ID Tech","type":"Press","url":"https://idtechwire.com/aduna-and-major-u-s-carriers-push-network-based-authentication-as-sms-code-alternative/"}]},{"date":null,"text":"Other companies offering network-based or SMS-alternative verification include Prove, Twilio, Vonage, Sinch, Infobip, Telesign and IPification.","sources":[]},{"date":null,"text":"Number verification (the CAMARA API) confirms that a request comes from the SIM tied to a number. Glide describes its approach as SIM-based cryptographic authentication. The difference matters, but Telemetry has not independently tested either.","sources":[]}],"openQuestions":[{"question":"How would NIST SP 800-63B-4 classify SIM-based cryptographic authentication?","whatOurSourcesSay":"Not addressed in our sources.","relatedUrl":"https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/briefings/nist-800-63-4-sms-otp/"},{"question":"What does the beta actually cover?","whatOurSourcesSay":"Which devices, operating systems and plans work, and how often fallback triggers, is not published in our sources.","relatedUrl":null},{"question":"What does it cost, and how dependent is it on carrier contracts?","whatOurSourcesSay":"Pricing is not published, and carrier contract terms are not in our sources. Developer documentation requires a login.","relatedUrl":null},{"question":"Has anyone independently assessed its security?","whatOurSourcesSay":"No independent security assessment was found in our sources.","relatedUrl":null},{"question":"How does it handle SIM swaps and eSIM transfers at the carrier?","whatOurSourcesSay":"The company positions the product against SIM swap. Telemetry has not independently verified how it handles SIM swaps or eSIM transfers.","relatedUrl":"https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/briefings/sim-swap-attacks-explained/"}],"confidence":[{"area":"That the listed announcements were made, and when","level":"Moderate","basis":"Company releases are primary sources for what the company announced; trade and general press covered most of them. One milestone has no confirmed date and 2 are dated to the month or year only."},{"area":"Memberships and listings","level":"Moderate","basis":"Taken from the FIDO Alliance and GSMA listing pages as recorded in the fact file on 2026-09-24. Listings can change."},{"area":"What the products do","level":"Low","basis":"Company descriptions only. Telemetry has not tested the products and found no independent assessment."},{"area":"Real-world carrier coverage","level":"Low","basis":"Only the announcement is documented. No device, OS, plan or fallback data is published in our sources."},{"area":"CISA KEV check","level":"High","basis":"Computed from CISA's catalog at build time. It shows only whether CISA lists an exploited vulnerability under a matching vendor name."}],"kevCheck":{"pattern":"Glide","field":"vendorProject","method":"case-insensitive substring match","catalogVersion":"2026.09.23","catalogDateReleased":"2026-09-23T12:51:35.821Z","entriesChecked":1721,"vendorsChecked":283,"vendorProjectMatches":0,"matchedVendors":[],"matchedEntries":[],"source":"https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json","otherFieldMentions":[{"cveID":"CVE-2024-5217","vendorProject":"ServiceNow","product":"Utah, Vancouver, and Washington DC Now Platform","field":"shortDescription","matchedText":"GlideExpression","telemetryUrl":"https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/kev/2024/#cve-2024-5217"}],"note":"A zero means CISA lists no exploited vulnerability under a matching vendor name. It is not a security assessment."},"citation":"Glide Identity company dossier, version 1. Fact file verified 2026-09-24; KEV check against CISA catalog 2026.09.23. Source: Telemetry. https://glide-telemetry.pages.dev/companies/glide-identity/ Owner-affiliated coverage: Telemetry's owner has a financial interest in Glide Identity."}]}