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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
Japanese telecom adopts FIDO authentication
Tokyo’s J:Com, which services 6.68 million households in Japan with digital services including cable TV and high-speed internet, is adopting…
| Nov 14, 2024 | SendQuick is FIDO Alliance’s newest memberSingapore mobile messaging and authentication provider SendQuick Pte Ltd has joined the FIDO Alliance. A release says the move reinforces… |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Passkey adoption high among young users tired of endless GyF5*$%uu27While passwords may hang on until the last possible asterisk, a new study from the FIDO Alliance tells a truth… |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Passwordless authentication for healthcare possible with biometrics: ImprivataImprivata has published a new white paper on how to navigate “the journey to passwordless for healthcare,” covering passwordless authentication… |
| Oct 21, 2024 | FIDO turns to scaling passkeys at Authenticate 2024The Authenticate 2024 conference hosted by the FIDO Alliance was focused mainly on passkeys; their adoption, benefits and fit with… |
| Oct 18, 2024 | What’s in a digital ID wallet?What is a digital identity wallet? While they have been used for some years and have been included in some… |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Passkeys can make online payment authentication easier, but it’s complicatedIf passkeys are adopted for online payments, the technology’s user base could scale rapidly. But payments are complicated, leading the… |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Amazon is ready to use digital identity, even though its hardRemote digital identity proofing is in the midst of a dramatic upheaval, but the change is not proceeding quickly. A… |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Mastercard highlights the growing case for biometric authentication and payment passkeysAt the Authenticate conference, Mastercard executives Jonathan Grossar, VP, product management, and Fred Tyler, VP, emerging digital products for North… |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Mandatory MFA across governments makes for maze of regulationsPasswordless authentication is an ongoing sparring match between the quest to simplify identity verification for logins and the punchback of… |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Criipto CEO’s phishing tales make for a wild ride at Authenticate 2024Copenhagen-based firm Criipto was recently acquired by the parent company of Norwegian BankID, which runs Norway’s digital identity infrastructure. So… |
| Oct 16, 2024 | EUDI Wallet sees more tensions, new criticisms and some winsDiscussions on the technical specifications of the European digital identity project are seeing more confrontation which could potentially lead to… |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Qualcomm explores automotive use cases for biometrics, FIDO passkeysStill known primarily as a chip and semiconductor company, Qualcomm Technologies has been gradually diversifying into different areas – including… |
| Oct 15, 2024 | New tools, Authenticate presentations coax hesitant businesses to adopt passkeysThe FIDO Alliance has launched a pair of tools at its Authenticate 2024 event online and in Carlsbad, California, Passkey… |
| Oct 15, 2024 | How to get passkeys working for a billion Microsoft users and beyondThe FIDO Alliance has kicked off the Authenticate 2024 conference with a campaign urging people to “free yourself with passkeys,”… |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Nok Nok simplifies passkey deployment; Imprivata joins FIDO AllianceNok Nok Labs, which invented FIDO standards and co-founded the FIDO Alliance, has announced the launch of new AI-driven offerings… |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Visions for future of digital identity verification converge around interoperabilityThe question of who will vouch for you applies everywhere from the underworld to the most exclusive social clubs, and… |
| Sep 1, 2024 | FIDO Alliance talks passkeys in the public sector with Biometric UpdatePasskeys are swiftly gaining popularity with more organizations and governments embracing the passwordless authentication method. Behind the creation of passkey… |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Mastercard to launch passkey payments in India, tapping US$255B marketMastercard will enable passkeys for payments in India, kicking off a global rollout. A release from the payments giant says… |
| Aug 28, 2024 | SK Telecom launches SaaS passkey authentication for passwordless enterprises loginsSK Telecom announced on Monday the launch of a passkey authentication system available as a Software as a Service (SaaS)… |
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…
