India, May 7 -- World Password Day, observed on 7 May, arrives in 2026 with a sharper sense of urgency. Passwords once formed the backbone of digital security. Today, they are increasingly viewed as one of the weakest links in enterprise defence.

The conversation is no longer limited to weak passwords, forgotten credentials or password reuse. The bigger challenge now is identity itself. Human identities. Machine identities. AI agents. API tokens. Autonomous systems quietly access enterprise applications behind the scenes.

Across India's rapidly digitising economy, security leaders are warning that traditional authentication methods are struggling to keep pace with AI-driven threats and expanding digital ecosystems. Passwordless authenti...