Authentication is Dead
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1:15 PM - 1:40 PM
Ian Glazer

Authentication as we have known it is dead: a casualty of the generational change IAM is currently experiencing. Authentication is dead in a similar way SAML is dead but with meaningful differences. What lies ahead is more secure and delivers a better use experience. Ian Glazer, one of the industry’s leading experts in killing off parts of the industry is back for another victim. In this talk, Ian will discuss:
- why authentication as we know is dead
- why we continue to do it even though we know it is dead
- what replaces authentication
- what pieces we have today and which are missing
- how you can start today to deploy something far superior to authentication

Authentication is dead, but have no fear, what comes next is far far superior to what we have today.

Salon B & C
MGM National Harbor Hotel
101 MGM National Ave
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
United States
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