Akamai and Auth0 team up on edge identity security
Akamai has partnered with Auth0 to enhance identity security at the edge. The collaboration combines Akamai's edge intelligence with Auth0's adaptive authentication to prevent fraud and improve user trust in streaming and other applications.
Key Takeaways
- Akamai and Auth0 formed a strategic partnership focused on identity security at the edge.
- The setup combines Akamai’s edge intelligence with Auth0’s adaptive authentication.
- The companies say the goal is to stop fraud and improve user trust.
- The collaboration is being positioned for streaming and other applications.
Why It Matters
This partnership pushes identity checks closer to the edge, where Akamai says it can pair edge intelligence with Auth0’s adaptive authentication to stop fraud. For streaming platforms, that matters because account security and user trust sit directly in the delivery path, not just in the login flow. The move also shows CDN and identity vendors working together rather than treating authentication as a separate layer. The concrete signal to watch is how Akamai and Auth0 describe deployment across streaming applications and whether they specify which identity or fraud scenarios are being targeted.
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