{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"131289","rtpr_id":"nGNX4RK0gr","ticker":"AUID","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["AUID"],"title":"authID Selected to Strengthen Workforce Security for Multi-National Manufacturing Automation Company","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-31T13:25:00.102Z","article_body":"Global industrial automation provider deploys authID's biometric identity\nverification to protect tens of thousands of employees and contractors across\nMicrosoft Entra ID and ServiceNow platforms \n\nDENVER, Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a leading\nprovider of biometric authentication solutions, today announced it has been\nselected by a global leader in industrial automation. authID will secure the\ncustomer’s Microsoft Entra ID and ServiceNow environments to strengthen\nidentity assurance across its service desk, as well as employee and contractor\nonboarding.\n\nFor this client, large numbers of contractors must be onboarded and identified\nwhile their privacy is safeguarded. In addition, intellectual property\nassociated with manufacturing processes must be protected. Strong identity\nverification plays a critical role in U.S and international manufacturing\nbecause cyber attacks can cripple supply chains, damage productivity and\ndirectly impact downtime, and in extreme cases jeopardize public utilities. \nThe connectivity between equipment creates additional vectors for attacks as\nwell, requiring valid human sponsorship of service accounts.  \n\nDigital intrusion, fraud and system attacks are rampant in manufacturing\nindustries across the world. There have been many recent well-funded,\nstate-sponsored attacks on power grid infrastructure, water processing plants\nand the most critical industrial control systems.  \n\nFollowing a proof of concept covering ServiceNow password reset, Microsoft\nEntra ID authentication, and biometric enrollment, the manufacturer selected\nauthID's Proof identity verification and Verified + PrivacyKey biometric\nauthentication solutions. \n\nThe customer evaluated several alternatives before selecting authID. They\ncited authID's fraud and deepfake detection depth, including certified\npresentation-attack and injection-attack detection. This included support for\n16,000 document types across more than 240 countries and territories, and a\nprivacy-protecting design that never stores a biometric template. authID's\nbiometric authentication delivers a false non-match rate of approximately 0.3%\nand a false match rate on the order of 1 in 1 billion, supporting the highest\nlevels of assurance without sacrificing speed or user experience. \n\nPre-built Entra and ServiceNow integrations through authID's marketplace\napplication, the absence of professional-services costs during the proof of\nconcept, and authID's recently announced quantum-resistant architecture\nupgrade were also cited as differentiators.  \n\nauthID's Proof and Verified + PrivacyKey solutions verify caller identity for\nservice desk transactions and support biometric authentication and\nself-service account recovery. This integrates with ServiceNow, and Entra ID\nas an external authentication method. Callers to the service desk are\nbiometrically identified, for additional identity assurance as well as a\nsuperior user experience. authID also provides secure employee and contractor\nonboarding and pre-boarding checks, and candidate validation during hiring, as\nwell as passwordless, device-agnostic biometric authentication that never\nstores a biometric template. \n\nAccording to IBM X-Force's latest Threat Intelligence Index, the manufacturing\nvertical is the most targeted industry for the last five years, accounting for\nmore than a quarter of all global cyber attacks. \n\nThe customer is also exploring other applications for authID's platform,\nincluding identity-proofing invoked by high-risk signals before allowing a\ntransaction to proceed, and support for shared-workstations, without the need\nfor company-issued devices. \n\n\"This global manufacturing automation leader is exactly the kind of\nsecurity-mature, large-scale industrial organization our platform was built to\nserve,\" said Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. \"Deepfakes and injection attacks are\nincreasingly used to defeat traditional identity checks at the service desk\nand during onboarding. By creating a biometric root of trust for every\nemployee and contractor, we help this customer stop fraud before it starts,\nwhile preserving user privacy and eliminating the cost and risk of\npasswords.\" \n\nAbout authID \n\nauthID (Nasdaq: AUID) ensures enterprises “Know Who's Behind the\nDevice™” for every customer or employee login and transaction through its\neasy-to-integrate, patented, biometric identity platform. authID quickly and\naccurately verifies a user's identity, leveraging a 1-in-1-billion false\npositive rate for the highest level of assurance, coupled with\nindustry-leading speed and privacy-preserving technology. Its IDX platform\nsecures the distributed workforce of employees and contractors, while\nenforcing authorization and accountability for AI agents. By creating a\nbiometric root of trust for each user, authID stops fraud at onboarding,\nprevents account takeover, detects and stops deepfakes, eliminates password\nrisks and costs, and provides the fastest, frictionless, and most accurate\nuser identity experience in the industry. \n\nFor more information, visit www.authID.ai or\nhttps://developer.authid.ai/docs/proof-and-entra-verified-id. \n\nauthID Investor Relations \n\ninvestor-relations@authID.ai \n\nForward Looking Statements\n\nThis Press Release includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements\nother than statements of historical facts included herein, including, without\nlimitation, those regarding future customer implementations, business\nstrategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations of\nauthID Inc. and its customers and business partners, are forward-looking\nstatements. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of\nassumptions regarding authID’s present and future business operations and\nstrategies, and the environment in which authID expects to operate in the\nfuture, which assumptions may or may not be fulfilled in practice. Actual\nresults may vary materially from the results anticipated by these\nforward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risk factors, including\nthe successful implementation of the services to be provided under new\ncustomer contracts and their adoption by customers’ users; the Company’s\nability to compete effectively; future investment in the Company; changes in\nlaws, regulations and practices; the increase in international tariffs and\nuncertainty over international trading conditions, changes in domestic and\ninternational economic and political conditions, the impact of the wars in\nUkraine and the Middle East, inflationary pressures, changes in interest\nrates, and others. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the\nFiscal Year ended December 31, 2025 filed at www.sec.gov and other documents\nfiled with the SEC for other risk factors which investors should consider.\nThese forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this release and\ncannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. authID expressly\ndisclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or\nrevisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this release to\nreflect any changes in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in\nevents, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/200c48a1-4b89-452a-ab23-3ef78f372b8c)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX4RK0gr","title":"authID Selected to Strengthen Workforce Security for Multi-National Manufacturing Automation Company","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"AUID","created":"2026-08-31T13:25:00.102Z","tickers":["AUID"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Global industrial automation provider deploys authID's biometric identity\nverification to protect tens of thousands of employees and contractors across\nMicrosoft Entra ID and ServiceNow platforms \n\nDENVER, Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a leading\nprovider of biometric authentication solutions, today announced it has been\nselected by a global leader in industrial automation. authID will secure the\ncustomer’s Microsoft Entra ID and ServiceNow environments to strengthen\nidentity assurance across its service desk, as well as employee and contractor\nonboarding.\n\nFor this client, large numbers of contractors must be onboarded and identified\nwhile their privacy is safeguarded. In addition, intellectual property\nassociated with manufacturing processes must be protected. Strong identity\nverification plays a critical role in U.S and international manufacturing\nbecause cyber attacks can cripple supply chains, damage productivity and\ndirectly impact downtime, and in extreme cases jeopardize public utilities. \nThe connectivity between equipment creates additional vectors for attacks as\nwell, requiring valid human sponsorship of service accounts.  \n\nDigital intrusion, fraud and system attacks are rampant in manufacturing\nindustries across the world. There have been many recent well-funded,\nstate-sponsored attacks on power grid infrastructure, water processing plants\nand the most critical industrial control systems.  \n\nFollowing a proof of concept covering ServiceNow password reset, Microsoft\nEntra ID authentication, and biometric enrollment, the manufacturer selected\nauthID's Proof identity verification and Verified + PrivacyKey biometric\nauthentication solutions. \n\nThe customer evaluated several alternatives before selecting authID. They\ncited authID's fraud and deepfake detection depth, including certified\npresentation-attack and injection-attack detection. This included support for\n16,000 document types across more than 240 countries and territories, and a\nprivacy-protecting design that never stores a biometric template. authID's\nbiometric authentication delivers a false non-match rate of approximately 0.3%\nand a false match rate on the order of 1 in 1 billion, supporting the highest\nlevels of assurance without sacrificing speed or user experience. \n\nPre-built Entra and ServiceNow integrations through authID's marketplace\napplication, the absence of professional-services costs during the proof of\nconcept, and authID's recently announced quantum-resistant architecture\nupgrade were also cited as differentiators.  \n\nauthID's Proof and Verified + PrivacyKey solutions verify caller identity for\nservice desk transactions and support biometric authentication and\nself-service account recovery. This integrates with ServiceNow, and Entra ID\nas an external authentication method. Callers to the service desk are\nbiometrically identified, for additional identity assurance as well as a\nsuperior user experience. authID also provides secure employee and contractor\nonboarding and pre-boarding checks, and candidate validation during hiring, as\nwell as passwordless, device-agnostic biometric authentication that never\nstores a biometric template. \n\nAccording to IBM X-Force's latest Threat Intelligence Index, the manufacturing\nvertical is the most targeted industry for the last five years, accounting for\nmore than a quarter of all global cyber attacks. \n\nThe customer is also exploring other applications for authID's platform,\nincluding identity-proofing invoked by high-risk signals before allowing a\ntransaction to proceed, and support for shared-workstations, without the need\nfor company-issued devices. \n\n\"This global manufacturing automation leader is exactly the kind of\nsecurity-mature, large-scale industrial organization our platform was built to\nserve,\" said Rhon Daguro, CEO of authID. \"Deepfakes and injection attacks are\nincreasingly used to defeat traditional identity checks at the service desk\nand during onboarding. By creating a biometric root of trust for every\nemployee and contractor, we help this customer stop fraud before it starts,\nwhile preserving user privacy and eliminating the cost and risk of\npasswords.\" \n\nAbout authID \n\nauthID (Nasdaq: AUID) ensures enterprises “Know Who's Behind the\nDevice™” for every customer or employee login and transaction through its\neasy-to-integrate, patented, biometric identity platform. authID quickly and\naccurately verifies a user's identity, leveraging a 1-in-1-billion false\npositive rate for the highest level of assurance, coupled with\nindustry-leading speed and privacy-preserving technology. Its IDX platform\nsecures the distributed workforce of employees and contractors, while\nenforcing authorization and accountability for AI agents. By creating a\nbiometric root of trust for each user, authID stops fraud at onboarding,\nprevents account takeover, detects and stops deepfakes, eliminates password\nrisks and costs, and provides the fastest, frictionless, and most accurate\nuser identity experience in the industry. \n\nFor more information, visit www.authID.ai or\nhttps://developer.authid.ai/docs/proof-and-entra-verified-id. \n\nauthID Investor Relations \n\ninvestor-relations@authID.ai \n\nForward Looking Statements\n\nThis Press Release includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements\nother than statements of historical facts included herein, including, without\nlimitation, those regarding future customer implementations, business\nstrategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations of\nauthID Inc. and its customers and business partners, are forward-looking\nstatements. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of\nassumptions regarding authID’s present and future business operations and\nstrategies, and the environment in which authID expects to operate in the\nfuture, which assumptions may or may not be fulfilled in practice. Actual\nresults may vary materially from the results anticipated by these\nforward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risk factors, including\nthe successful implementation of the services to be provided under new\ncustomer contracts and their adoption by customers’ users; the Company’s\nability to compete effectively; future investment in the Company; changes in\nlaws, regulations and practices; the increase in international tariffs and\nuncertainty over international trading conditions, changes in domestic and\ninternational economic and political conditions, the impact of the wars in\nUkraine and the Middle East, inflationary pressures, changes in interest\nrates, and others. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the\nFiscal Year ended December 31, 2025 filed at www.sec.gov and other documents\nfiled with the SEC for other risk factors which investors should consider.\nThese forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this release and\ncannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. authID expressly\ndisclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or\nrevisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this release to\nreflect any changes in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in\nevents, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/200c48a1-4b89-452a-ab23-3ef78f372b8c)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-31T13:25:00.155978165Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788182700155},"received_at":"2026-08-31T13:25:00.214Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/31/3353375/0/en/authid-selected-to-strengthen-workforce-security-for-multi-national-manufacturing-automation-company.html"},"analysis":{"id":"120198","press_release_id":"131289","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Software","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"authID was selected by a global industrial automation leader to secure workforce identity for tens of thousands of employees and contractors across Microsoft Entra ID and ServiceNow environments.\n\nThe decision followed a proof of concept where authID's Proof and Verified + PrivacyKey solutions demonstrated strong deepfake detection and privacy-preserving capabilities.\n\nKey technical differentiators included support for 16,000 document types across 240 territories and a false match rate of 1 in 1 billion.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Validation of platform capabilities with a large enterprise, though lack of disclosed value limits financial visibility."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"false_match_rate":"1 in 1 billion","countries_supported":240,"false_non_match_rate":"0.3%","document_types_supported":16000}},"quotedText":"This global manufacturing automation leader is exactly the kind of security-mature, large-scale industrial organization our platform was built to serve","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Rhon Daguro","role":"CEO"}],"products":["Proof identity verification","Verified + PrivacyKey","IDX platform"],"companies":[{"name":"authID","ticker":"AUID"},{"name":"Microsoft","ticker":"MSFT","relationship":"platform partner"},{"name":"ServiceNow","ticker":"NOW","relationship":"platform partner"},{"name":"IBM","ticker":"IBM","relationship":"cited in report"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Successful customer win with a major global manufacturer covering tens of thousands of seats, but the contract value and specific revenue impact were not disclosed."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[{"ticker":"MSFT","relevance":"platform partner"},{"ticker":"NOW","relevance":"platform partner"},{"ticker":"IBM","relevance":"cited in report"}],"primary":"AUID"},"globalImportance":15,"audienceRelevance":20,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"customer-win-no-value","sectorWeight":"cybersecurity"}},"event_type":"operations_update","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"authID was selected by a global industrial automation leader to secure workforce identity for tens of thousands of employees and contractors across Microsoft Entra ID and ServiceNow environments.\n\nThe decision followed a proof of concept where authID's Proof and Verified + PrivacyKey solutions demonstrated strong deepfake detection and privacy-preserving capabilities.\n\nKey technical differentiators included support for 16,000 document types across 240 territories and a false match rate of 1 in 1 billion.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"false_match_rate":"1 in 1 billion","countries_supported":240,"false_non_match_rate":"0.3%","document_types_supported":16000}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Rhon Daguro","role":"CEO"}],"products":["Proof identity verification","Verified + PrivacyKey","IDX platform"],"companies":[{"name":"authID","ticker":"AUID"},{"name":"Microsoft","ticker":"MSFT","relationship":"platform partner"},{"name":"ServiceNow","ticker":"NOW","relationship":"platform partner"},{"name":"IBM","ticker":"IBM","relationship":"cited in report"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-31T14:43:16.708Z","global_importance":15,"audience_relevance":20,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small-cap","eventGravity":"customer-win-no-value","sectorWeight":"cybersecurity"}},"durationMs":210878,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}