Authsignal recognized as a KuppingerCole Rising Star in CIAM and passwordless authentication

August 28, 2025 - Authsignal has been recognized as a Rising Star in Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and Passwordless Authentication in KuppingerCole’s latest research.

Significance of the Rising Star recognition

KuppingerCole’s Rising Star recognition is reserved for next-generation companies that demonstrate innovative capabilities, strong growth potential, and clear alignment with market needs. It identifies companies positioned to shape the future of authentication and identity technologies.

From the report:

“Authsignal is an emerging vendor in passwordless authentication, offering an API-driven, modular authentication service that integrates effortlessly with existing IDPs. The platform supports various authentication methods, including FIDO2, and emphasizes flexibility and security without major architectural changes.”

The report is published here.

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This recognition highlights Authsignal’s approach to delivering enterprise-grade authentication without requiring organizations to overhaul their existing identity infrastructure.

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The growing importance of CIAM and passwordless authentication

Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) has become critical as companies grow their digital services. Managing millions of user accounts while keeping things secure and easy to use is no small challenge.

Passwordless authentication is an essential component of this challenge. Traditional passwords continue to expose organizations to phishing, credential theft, and account takeover. By adopting passkeys, biometrics, and orchestrated multifactor methods, organizations can significantly reduce risk while removing friction from the user journey.

Authsignal's approach of embedding authentication directly into customer interaction flows reflects the growing importance of identity as a dynamic, context-driven layer rather than a static checkpoint. - KuppingerCole Rising Star Report for Authsignal

Authsignal provides these capabilities through an API-first platform designed for scalability and rapid deployment. Core features include:

• Passwordless authentication using FIDO2 passkeys and biometric factors
• Multifactor orchestration including SMS, WhatsApp, email, push notifications, and wallet-based credentials
• No-code rules engine for policy enforcement and risk-based decisioning
• Easy integration with existing identity providers

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The concept of Identity Fabric

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Source: Kuppinger Cole

An Identity Fabric is an architectural approach that unifies traditional IAM capabilities with modern identity requirements. Rather than replacing existing infrastructure, it provides an integration layer that connects multiple identity services and applies consistent policies across different environments.

Key characteristics include:

• API-first and integration-centric design to connect legacy and modern systems
• Support for all identity types, including workforce, consumer, device, and machine identities
• Policy-driven orchestration to enforce context-aware and risk-based decisions
• Modularity and scalability, allowing organizations to adopt services incrementally
• Deployment flexibility across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructures

Identity Fabrics enable organizations to deliver identity as a set of reusable, adaptable services, ensuring security and consistency across increasingly complex ecosystems.

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Authsignal’s alignment with Identity Fabric principles

Authsignal’s architecture incorporates several of the design principles central to the Identity Fabric vision:

• API-first integration ensures rapid adoption without replacing existing IDPs
• Modular services deliver passwordless authentication, multifactor orchestration, and device trust in discrete, composable components
• Policy and rules orchestration through a no-code engine aligns with risk-aware access control requirements
• Scalable architecture supports deployment across diverse infrastructures and environments

By delivering these capabilities, Authsignal enables organizations to modernize their authentication strategies in alignment with KuppingerCole’s forward-looking framework.

“The recognition as a KuppingerCole Rising Star highlights Authsignal’s contribution to advancing customer identity and authentication. Organizations are under pressure to provide secure, seamless digital experiences at scale. Authsignal addresses this challenge by delivering passwordless and multifactor authentication through an API-first, modular platform that integrates with existing systems and aligns with emerging identity architectures.” - Paul Bickley, VP of Sales at Authsignal

The Kuppinger Cole Rising Star recognition validates what is being seen in the market, organizations need authentication solutions that enhance security without disrupting user experience and and their existing infrastructure. Authsignal’s API first, drop-in approach enables exactly this, whether they’re implementing FIDO2 passkeys, or any other multifactor authentication method, or building towards an Identity Fabric architecture. The goal is simple, stronger security with better user experience.