Faction Networks and iVALT Partner to Put a Verified Human Behind Every Action — Across Networks, Devices, and AI
Integrating iVALT’s Digital Trust platform extends Faction’s owner-controlled, Generation 3 Zero Trust with passwordless, AI-resistant human identity verification — powering Faction’s Human-in-the-Loop and AI Security & Control solutions.
Faction Networks and iVALT today announced a strategic partnership, integrating iVALT’s Digital Trust platform directly into Faction’s Generation 3 Zero Trust architecture. The combination pairs an invisible, owner-controlled network — where the encryption keys and trust belong to the customer, not a vendor — with continuous, passwordless human identity verification, so organizations can establish not just that an approved device connected, but that a real, authorized human, or an AI agent acting under one, is behind every action.
Even as Zero Trust has secured networks and devices, identity remains the most exploited way in: credentials are phished, session tokens are hijacked, and AI-generated deepfakes increasingly defeat traditional verification. As organizations hand more operational responsibility to AI agents and automation, the decisive question shifts from “is this connection allowed?” to “who — or what — is acting, and is a verified human accountable for it?”
The partnership answers that question by extending trust beyond the network into identity, authority, and accountability — concentrated where it matters most today:
iVALT’s passwordless biometric and 5-Factor verification power Faction’s step-up to a verified, present human at the moments that carry real risk — confirming that a responsible person approved a privileged or irreversible action and remains accountable for it.
iVALT’s Intelligent PKI extends human-bound identity to machines and AI agents, so every agent operating in a Faction network carries cryptographically verifiable identity derived from a human sponsor — and its actions are bounded, and auditable, against the human who authorized them. Governance and accountability are enforced beneath the application layer, not bolted on above it.
Uniquely, the integration runs iVALT inside the Faction network rather than through a cloud authentication broker. Authentication traffic never traverses the public internet, cannot be intercepted or spoofed externally, and does not depend on a vendor’s cloud staying available — a materially stronger posture than a standard identity deployment layered over an exposed network.
“Generation 3 Zero Trust gives organizations a network they own and control, invisible to attackers. iVALT lets them prove a real, authorized human is behind what happens on it — and hold AI agents accountable to the people who deploy them. Together we close the gap between securing the connection and trusting who is acting on it.”
“Traditional security focuses on securing the connection. Together, Faction and iVALT secure the trust behind it. By pairing owner-controlled Zero Trust networking with Digital Trust, organizations can verify who — or what — is acting, what authority they hold, and whether the action should be allowed.”
- Passwordless, biometric, AI-resistant human identity verification
- Continuous presence validation that closes the session-hijacking gap
- Human-bound authority and accountability at the point of action
- Identity-bound governance for AI agents, tied to a verified human sponsor
- Cryptographically signed, fully auditable identity behind every action
Because Faction deploys alongside existing infrastructure rather than replacing it, customers can adopt the combined capabilities without rip-and-replace — and the integration lays the foundation for identity-gated data protection and broader Digital Trust controls over time.
The partnership has completed initial integration and is now in joint development, with commercial availability of the integrated solution expected in Q3 2026.
About Faction Networks
Faction Networks builds Generation 3 Zero Trust — security in which the trust that governs an organization’s networks, devices, data, and AI is owned and controlled by the customer, not a vendor. Faction’s owner-controlled architecture keeps encryption keys with the customer and the control plane off the public internet, making the network invisible to attackers, and extends protection to the OT and IoT devices traditional, software-only tools can’t reach through its US-made, Cyber-Assured Pods and Portals. Control. Peace of Mind. Faction Networks is the brand name of Faction Communication Corp. Learn more at factionnetworks.com.
About iVALT
iVALT is the Digital Trust platform that proves who — or what — is behind every login, document, transaction, device, and AI action. Through passwordless biometric and 5-Factor verification, cryptographic device binding, and accountability at the point of execution, iVALT establishes trust across humans, AI agents, documents, devices, and transactions. Learn more at ivalt.com.
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