PrivacyKey Platform Integrates NIST Post-Quantum Standards and MPC Cryptographic Key Protection to Eliminate Quantum Threats and Future-Proof Identity Security

Denver, April 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- authID, a leader in biometric identity verification, today announced a landmark advancement in identity security: the quantum-hardening of its PrivacyKey™ biometric digital signature platform. This achievement represents the industry's first biometric authentication solution purpose-built to withstand the cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing.

Unlike conventional biometric systems that store facial templates on servers, leaving them vulnerable to future quantum-powered decryption attacks, authID's PrivacyKey™ architecture stores no biometric data at rest. Every authentication event regenerates an ephemeral cryptographic keypair from a live biometric presentation, signs the transaction, and immediately destroys the private key. The result is a biometric digital signature: a deterministic cryptographic proof that a specific individual was present at the exact moment a transaction was authorized.