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FIDO Alliance
The FIDO Alliance is an industry consortium launched in February 2013 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication devices and the problems users face creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. Nok Nok Labs, PayPal and Lenovo were among the founders.
FIDO Alliance also offers the Biometric Component Certification Program – the first such program for the industry at large. The program utilizes accredited independent labs to certify that biometric subcomponents meet globally recognized performance standards for biometric recognition performance and Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) and are fit for commercial use.
FIDO Alliance Biometrics News
ITU Financial Inclusion Global Initiative issues reports on biometrics and other tech to build trust
The Financial Inclusion Global Initiative (FIGI) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched a series of new reports outlining…
| Dec 9, 2019 | FIDO Alliance talks 2019 achievements and biometrics adoption in new reportFIDO Authentication with biometrics or physical tokens for strong, seamless web logins is ready to be deployed on billions of… |
| Dec 3, 2019 | FIDO, Equifax push for passwordless, biometric authentication to prevent data breachesAt the recent World Economic Forum Cybersecurity Summit in Geneva, CNN spoke about going passwordless, biometrics and cybersecurity with Andrew… |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Nok Nok and Yubico integrate authentication technologyNok Nok Labs and Yubico have announced an optimized integration of the former’s enterprise authentication software and the latter’s hardware… |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Ensurity and Secret Double Octopus extend FIDO2 passwordless authentication optionsA pair of companies have announced moves to bring FIDO2-certified passwordless authentication with biometrics or physical tokens to the enterprise…. |
| Oct 22, 2019 | New Nok Nok Labs SDK brings FIDO biometrics and token-based authentication to smart watchesNok Nok Labs has announced the launch of an SDK to bring FIDO-based authentication with biometrics and secure tokens to… |
| Sep 23, 2019 | IDnow joins FIDO Alliance to help boost online transaction securityBiometric identification and eSigning provider IDnow has come aboard the FIDO Alliance, alongside tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Softbank,… |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Youniqx partners with Nok Nok Labs to boost eID security in Europe with biometricsAustrian company Youniqx Identity AG has signed a strategic partnership with Nok Nok Labs to equip eID systems in Europe… |
| Sep 18, 2019 | FIDO Alliance to bring biometrics and strong assurance to identity verificationAuthentication may be getting easier, with the FIDO Alliance’s standards making strong authentication with biometrics and other technologies much more… |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Acceptto behavioral biometrics certified for FIDO2 server protocolAcceptto has announced that its behavioral biometric technology has been certified by the FIDO Alliance for the FIDO2 server protocol… |
| Sep 5, 2019 | FIDO Alliance announces industry event to modernize authenticationThe FIDO Alliance is organizing an industry event focused on strategies and solutions for modern authentication in accordance with FIDO… |
| Aug 27, 2019 | GitHub integrates WebAuthn protocol for biometric authenticationSoftware development platform GitHub now supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) protocol that adds biometrics and physical security key logins for Firefox,… |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Airports and encryption research lead this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsExcitement about new technologies and deployments, and in a couple of cases a lack thereof, was the theme of the… |
| Aug 20, 2019 | FIDO2 makes the Internet more secure, but not everyone is convincedThis is a guest post by Aman Khanna, VP of Products at ThumbSignIn With the continued rise of data breaches,… |
| Aug 7, 2019 | Mastercard involved in several new biometrics-backed payment systemsMastercard has launched a mobile authentication solution featuring behavioral biometrics in India to increase security and reduce friction in e-commerce… |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Computop launches FIDO-compliant biometric authentication service for online merchantsPayment processor Computop has launched a new PSD2 compliant biometric authentication service for online merchants and banks to allow strong… |
| Jul 22, 2019 | Nulab adds WebAuthn support for biometric access to productivity softwareProductivity software company Nulab has launched support for the WebAuthn standard to allow users to log in to their accounts… |
| Jul 14, 2019 | Feitian AllinPass launched as company joins Microsoft Intelligent Security AssociationFeitian Technologies has been selected to join the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and has released a new FIDO2 biometric… |
| Jul 1, 2019 | NEC server software supports FIDO online biometrics and SDK provides voice authenticationNEC has launched its enhanced NC7000-3A server software to enable secure access to websites and mobile applications in compliance with… |
| Jul 1, 2019 | Ping Identity updates core MFA product with FIDO support and intelligence capabilitiesPing Identity has updated its PingID multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution with new methods of evaluating user and device risk before… |
FIDO Alliance Industry Insights
State of passkeys 2025: passkeys move to mainstream
More than 1 billion people have activated at least one passkey according to the FIDO Alliance – an astonishing number…
Biometrics Explainers by FIDO Alliance
Explainer: Multi-factor authentication
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a layer of security that ensures a person provides two or more pieces of information to…
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Watch: Passkeys in the public sector: in-depth with the FIDO Alliance
Passkeys are bringing passwordless authentication to organizations at an unprecedented rate, and introducing a whole new wave of users to…
