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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
Nok Nok Labs offers support for FIDO 1.0 standards, raises $8.25 million in funding
Nok Nok Labs announced it has added support for FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance on the final publication of the…
| Dec 4, 2014 | Wells Fargo Bank becomes FIDO Alliance memberThe Fast IDentity Online Alliance announced that Wells Fargo Bank has become the latest financial institution to join the organization,… |
| Nov 6, 2014 | NXT-ID and Giesecke+Devrient become FIDO Alliance membersThe Fast IDentity Online Alliance or “FIDO Alliance” has welcomed secure communication and identity management solutions provider Giesecke & Devrient… |
| Oct 26, 2014 | Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 26Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week… |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Google Chrome becomes first web browser to implement FIDO Alliance authentication standardsThe FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance announced that Google Chrome has become the first web browser to implement support for… |
| Oct 12, 2014 | Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 12Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week… |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Nok Nok Labs adds Apple Touch ID support, unlocking fingerprint authentication possibilities for app developersAuthentication provider Nok Nok Labs has updated its FIDO Ready Multifactor Authentication Client (MFAC) to support the Touch ID API… |
| Oct 8, 2014 | FIDO Alliance says its authentication technology has an edge over Apple’s Touch IDAt a recent promotional event organized by CrucialTec and held in Seoul, FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance president Michael Barrett… |
| Oct 6, 2014 | Biometrics Institute, FIDO Alliance to hold joint meeting before Biometrics 2014 conferenceThe Biometrics Institute and the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance announced they will hold a joint event on October 20… |
| Sep 28, 2014 | Top biometrics news stories, week ending September 28Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week… |
| Sep 24, 2014 | Alibaba becomes board member of the FIDO AllianceAlibaba Group is now a board member of the FIDO Alliance, joining its growing roster of members who share technology… |
| Sep 23, 2014 | Biometrics identity and mobile payment conference in JapanEgis Technology announced it will be hosting the “Evolution of Biometrics Identity & Mobile Payment” conference on September 24 in… |
| Sep 17, 2014 | Alipay selects Nok Nok Labs to power FIDO ready authentication on Samsung Galaxy S5Nok Nok Labs announced that Alipay will soon be using NNL S3 Authentication Suite to enable secure online payments via… |
| Sep 9, 2014 | PayPal adds fingerprint authentication to more Samsung devicesPayPal announced at the Samsung Unpacked Episode 2 event in Berlin, Beijing and New York that it is now allowing… |
| Jul 31, 2014 | NexID Biometrics joins the FIDO AllianceNexID Biometrics has joined the FIDO Alliance, the group announced this week. “The decision to join FIDO Alliance stems from… |
| Jul 25, 2014 | FIDO Alliance demonstrates new authentication standards at Cloud Identity SummitThe FIDO Alliance’s new authentication standards were addressed in a session during the recent Cloud Identity Summit, where FIDO Alliance… |
| Jul 23, 2014 | Bionym Joins FIDO Alliance to simplify secure online authenticationBionym announced it has joined FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance. Bionym aims to provide a single point of persistent identity… |
| May 22, 2014 | Authentify Supports Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint ReaderOut-of-band authentication provider Authentify announced on Wednesday at the FIDO Alliance Plenary Meeting its support for the Samsung Galaxy S5… |
| May 8, 2014 | Zwipe joins the FIDO AllianceZwipe has joined the FIDO Alliance, the group announced recently. “As we continue to transition from ‘start-up mode,’ it only made… |
| Apr 30, 2014 | IriTech joins the FIDO AllianceIriTech has joined the FIDO Alliance, the company announced Wednesday. “Amid the recent credit card data breaches and Identity theft… |
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…
Watch FIDO Alliance Webinars On-Demand
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…
