diff --git a/lib/types/alert-types.js b/lib/types/alert-types.js
--- a/lib/types/alert-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/alert-types.js
@@ -37,4 +37,12 @@
   [alertTypes.SIWE_BACKUP_MESSAGE]: defaultAlertInfo,
 });
 
-export { alertTypes, defaultAlertInfo, defaultAlertInfos };
+const securityUpdateLogoutText: string =
+  'Unfortunately, we must log you out as we perform an update to our system.';
+
+export {
+  alertTypes,
+  defaultAlertInfo,
+  defaultAlertInfos,
+  securityUpdateLogoutText,
+};
diff --git a/native/components/background-identity-login-handler.react.js b/native/components/background-identity-login-handler.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/components/background-identity-login-handler.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { logOutActionTypes, useLogOut } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
+import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
+import { accountHasPassword } from 'lib/shared/account-utils.js';
+import { securityUpdateLogoutText } from 'lib/types/alert-types.js';
+import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
+import { useSelector } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
+import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
+
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
+
+function BackgroundIdentityLoginHandler() {
+  const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
+  const callLogOut = useLogOut();
+
+  const isAccountWithPassword = useSelector(state =>
+    accountHasPassword(state.currentUserInfo),
+  );
+  const hasAccessToken = useSelector(state => !!state.commServicesAccessToken);
+  const dataLoaded = useSelector(state => state.dataLoaded);
+
+  const { pushModal } = useModalContext();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasAccessToken || !dataLoaded || !usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!isAccountWithPassword) {
+      void dispatchActionPromise(logOutActionTypes, callLogOut());
+      Alert.alert('Security update', securityUpdateLogoutText, [
+        { text: 'OK' },
+      ]);
+    }
+  }, [
+    callLogOut,
+    dataLoaded,
+    dispatchActionPromise,
+    hasAccessToken,
+    isAccountWithPassword,
+    pushModal,
+  ]);
+}
+
+export default BackgroundIdentityLoginHandler;
diff --git a/native/root.react.js b/native/root.react.js
--- a/native/root.react.js
+++ b/native/root.react.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import ChatContextProvider from './chat/chat-context-provider.react.js';
 import MessageEditingContextProvider from './chat/message-editing-context-provider.react.js';
 import AccessTokenHandler from './components/access-token-handler.react.js';
+import BackgroundIdentityLoginHandler from './components/background-identity-login-handler.react.js';
 import ConnectFarcasterAlertHandler from './components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js';
 import { FeatureFlagsProvider } from './components/feature-flags-provider.react.js';
 import PersistedStateGate from './components/persisted-state-gate.js';
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@
                                                   }
                                                 />
                                                 <VersionSupportedChecker />
+                                                <BackgroundIdentityLoginHandler />
                                                 <PrekeysHandler />
                                                 <ReportHandler />
                                                 <FarcasterDataHandler />
diff --git a/web/components/log-out-if-missing-csat-handler.react.js b/web/components/log-out-if-missing-csat-handler.react.js
--- a/web/components/log-out-if-missing-csat-handler.react.js
+++ b/web/components/log-out-if-missing-csat-handler.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { logOutActionTypes, useLogOut } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { accountHasPassword } from 'lib/shared/account-utils.js';
+import { securityUpdateLogoutText } from 'lib/types/alert-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
@@ -37,12 +38,7 @@
       </p>
     );
   } else {
-    modalContent = (
-      <p>
-        Unfortunately, we must log you out as we perform an update to our
-        system.
-      </p>
-    );
+    modalContent = <p>{securityUpdateLogoutText}</p>;
   }
 
   return (