Device Authority Included as a Representative Vendor in Two Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports for 2026 

Device Authority has been recognised as a Sample Vendor for IoT Authentication   in both the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Digital Identity, 2026 and the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Zero-Trust Technology, 2026. 

“Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities.”* Device Authority believes its inclusion reflects the increasing importance of machine identity security, automated PKI, certificate lifecycle automation, and cryptographic trust as foundational elements of modern Zero Trust architectures. 

“Organizations are increasingly looking beyond traditional user identities to secure the growing number of connected devices, software workloads, and cyber-physical systems,” said Darron Antill, CEO of Device Authority. “We believe our inclusion as a Sample Vendor in these Gartner Hype Cycle reports highlights the importance of automated machine identity management and cryptographic lifecycle automation in helping organizations establish and maintain digital trust at scale.” 

Device Authority’s KeyScaler platform enables organizationsto automate machine identity provisioning, certificate lifecycle management, cryptographic key management, and policy-driven trust across connected devices, operational technology, medical devices, industrial systems, and automotive platforms. 

As organizations continue their Zero Trust journeys while preparing for evolving cybersecurity regulations such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), NIS2, and industry-specific security requirements, automated machine identity management has become an increasingly important capability for reducing operational risk and maintaining continuous trust. 

*Gartner Methodologies, Gartner Hype Cycle, https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle 

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Digital Identity, 2026  , July 2026. 

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Zero-Trust Technology, 2026, July 2026. 

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