# Next Zitadel preview: Explore the new Console and add Google SSO

Explore the new Zitadel management Console, configure Google SSO through the CLI, and inspect your local authentication setup in one complete workflow.

**October 8, 2026**  
**• Fabienne Bühler**  
**Reading time • 5 min**  
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# Why Zitadel's Next Generation Is No Longer Event-Sourced  
Zitadel Nextgen no longer uses events as the source of truth. Learn why we moved to relational storage while keeping wide events for auditing, security, and integrations.  
**September 17, 2026  • 10 min**  
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# How AI Agents Get Impersonated (and How to Stop It)  
Six ways an AI agent's identity gets exploited, and the controls that close each one.  
**September 3, 2026  • 10 min**  
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# AI Agent Identity: What Changed and What You Can't Skip  
AI agents didn't reinvent identity. AAA still decides everything. What changed: scoped delegation and per-agent audit are no longer optional  
**August 27, 2026  • 22 min**  
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# Your coding agent will happily build you an auth system. That's the Problem.  
Agents make it faster to build your own auth, but they don't make it safer. Someone still has to secure, audit, and maintain code no one on the team actually wrote.  
**August 17, 2026  • 7 min**  
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# Next Zitadel preview: Your user model, not ours  
**July 20, 2026  • 6 min**  
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# Zitadel's roadmap: building the next iteration in the open  
We’re building the next iteration of Zitadel in the open. Explore our community roadmap and see how we’re rethinking identity—from getting started in under a minute to enterprise scale and AI-native identity.  
**July 7, 2026  • 8 min**  
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# AI agents don't need to break in. That's the real problem.  
AI agents don't need to break in to cause damage. When an agent is handed broad credentials for a narrow task, the identity layer can't tell the difference, and that's a structural problem with how access control was built.  
**July 2, 2026  • 9 min**  
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# I asked Claude to add auth to a Next.js app. Here's the exact prompt, and exactly what happened.  
**June 18, 2026  • 5 min**  
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# Next Zitadel preview: Control your login from code, starting in a minute  
Authentication that starts locally in about a minute, then moves login flows, user schemas, and identity configuration closer to the application workflow, where developers and coding agents can inspect, review, and change them.  
**June 17, 2026  • 8 min**  
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# Theory, Practice, and AI: Our highlights from HackingLab Day 2026  
ZITADEL joined HSG and Gobugfree at HackingLab Day 2026 to bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world security. From the ethics of hacking and AI vulnerabilities to high-stakes CTF challenges, we explored the evolving threat landscape. Read our highlights on why transparency, proactive incident response, and creative thinking are the keys to a resilient future.  
**April 2, 2026  • 3 min**  
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# Streamlining Our Terminology for a Sharper Developer Experience  
No more naming inconsistencies. Explore ZITADEL’s comprehensive terminology update designed to reduce cognitive load and streamline your integration process without breaking existing APIs.  
**March 19, 2026  • 2 min**  
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