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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
Agents are going rogue, and it’s up to the identity sector to govern them
The AI apocalypse is trending. Warnings are flying that continuing to develop AI technology at the current pace will almost…
| Sep 16, 2026 | Passkeys in the post-quantum era: Why FIDO needs more than new algorithmsBy Johann-Philipp Thiers, Security Specialist at Swissbit. Passkeys have become one of the most tangible examples of passwordless authentication. They… |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Singapore expands Singpass passkeys to Android usersSingapore’s digital identity system Singpass has added passkey login to Android devices, the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) announced Wednesday. Android… |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Anthropic pushes Claude deeper into agentic commerce as identity standards evolveAnthropic is making it easier for developers to build AI-powered shopping and merchant assistants, even as the payments and identity… |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Listen: From passkeys to digital trust with FIDO’s Andrew ShikiarThere’s a shift happening in identity and authentication. What was once a point-in-time affair – a check at onboarding, or… |
| Aug 5, 2026 | EUDI Wallet provides baseline target for standards to enable agentic commerceA new non-paper from the WE BUILD Consortium offers a policy vision for Europe’s chance to build a trusted identity… |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Infineon launches FIDO Level 3+ security key for passwordless loginInfineon has launched a new FIDO‑certified security key, which the company says can deliver high assurance, passwordless authentication, along with… |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Yubico hackathon to preview YubiKey 5.8 support for next-generation passkeysYubico will host a virtual developer hackathon for the FIDO Alliance developer community on August 5 to give developers an… |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Passkey adoption stalls at scale despite strong interest, new study showsThe FIDO Alliance and HID have released new research showing a widening gap between enterprise confidence in identity security and… |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Swissbit combines FIDO and physical access control in single security key with NXPSwissbit is combining FIDO authentication with MIkron FARE Collection System (MIFARE) Digital Encryption Standard – Fast Innovative Reliable Enhanced, Evolution… |
| May 14, 2026 | Microsoft expands passkey support, phases out weaker authentication methodsAs passkey experts prepare to congregate at the upcoming FIDO Alliance Authenticate APAC 2026 conference in Singapore next month, Microsoft… |
| May 8, 2026 | Passkeys now pervasive but passwords persist in enterprise authenticationPasskeys are here; now about those passwords. Specifically, passkeys are now prevalent in the enterprise, the FIDO Alliance says, with… |
| May 5, 2026 | Proof’s FIDO Alliance membership to shape AI agent standardsIdentity verification infrastructure firm Proof says it will contribute its perspectives on ongoing work regarding the drafting of standards for… |
| Apr 29, 2026 | FIDO Alliance to start work on interoperable standards for agentic commerceThe FIDO Alliance has announced initiatives to develop interoperable standards for agentic interactions and commerce, and it has a new… |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Veriff gets FIDO DocAuth certification based on tests by Ingenium BiometricsVeriff has successfully achieved the FIDO Alliance Document Authenticity (DocAuth) certification for its full-auto identity verification product. A release from… |
| Apr 13, 2026 | OpenAI joins FIDO Alliance to help AI agent authentication pushOpenAI is the newest member of the FIDO Alliance, joining the passwordless authentication group to contribute to its efforts to… |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Five organizations join OpenID Foundation’s conformance programThe OpenID Foundation has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bixelab, FIDO Alliance, Fime, Raidiam, and… |
| Mar 2, 2026 | NFC-based IDV with liveness delivers zero fraud, fewer support calls for BankID NorwayWith 4.7 million enrolled users in a country of roughly 5.6 million people, BankID Norway is one of the most… |
| Feb 9, 2026 | South Korea’s SK Telecom joins FIDO Alliance boardSK Telecom has been appointed to the board of the FIDO Alliance, the global body that develops authentication and security… |
| Feb 4, 2026 | FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar predicts the triumph of wallets in 2026At the annual Identity Policy Forum, it’s a tradition for Andrew Shikiar, CEO of the FIDO Alliance, to reflect on… |
FIDO Alliance Industry Insights
Passkeys in the post-quantum era: Why FIDO needs more than new algorithms
By Johann-Philipp Thiers, Security Specialist at Swissbit. Passkeys have become one of the most tangible examples of passwordless authentication. They…
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…
