Vendor brief
Evaluating Glide Identity: what each desk should ask before a pilot
Glide Identity(owner interest: see disclosure), a US company that trades as Glide.id, says its MagicalAuth product replaces SMS codes with verification through the mobile network, and in August 2026 it announced a beta across AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Before a pilot, get written answers on how the method would be classified under NIST SP 800-63B-4, when and how fallback triggers, which devices, operating systems and plans are covered, how SIM swaps and eSIM transfers are handled, what data is processed, what it costs and how you would leave. We found no independent security assessment in our sources.