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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
FIDO Alliance says IoT security is imperative, focuses on device to cloud authentication
In its ongoing fight to secure the IoT with FIDO passwordless authentication, the FIDO Alliance has established a dedicated IoT…
| Mar 19, 2020 | Centrify introduces FIDO2 standards for biometric passwordless authenticationCentrify has implemented the FIDO2 Web Authentication API to enable biometrics and other passwordless authentication methods for privileged administrator logins,… |
| Mar 12, 2020 | RSA conference serves up optimism for a passwordless future with biometricsA biometrics industry analysis piece published on Forbes.com attempts to drive a few more nails in the coffin containing the… |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Ensurity Technologies adds FIDO2 biometric authentication to encrypted storage deviceEnsurity Technologies has upgraded its encrypted storage solution with FIDO2 authentication to provide users with convenient and secure passwordless device… |
| Feb 27, 2020 | FIDO Alliance releases Authenticate 2020 agenda with identity industry heavyweight speakersThe FIDO Alliance has announced the full agenda for Authenticate 2020, the first FIDO conference, in Seattle in June which… |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Biometric passwordless authentication devices for Microsoft Azure AD announced at RSATwo innovative biometric USB security key solutions to support Microsoft Azure Active Directory will be demonstrated at this year’s RSA… |
| Feb 24, 2020 | How FIDO-based biometric technology clears up the IoT authentication messIoT devices can be a security nightmare for businesses and consumers, and now that they have become part of daily… |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Nok Nok Labs welcomes Apple to FIDO Alliance, reports increased customer deploymentsNok Nok Labs has welcomed Apple as the newest member of the board of the FIDO Alliance in an announcement… |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Nok Nok Labs announces biometric FIDO-certified IoT SDK for strong authenticationNok Nok Labs has introduced Nok Nok IoT SDK, a multi-factor FIDO-based strong authentication solution for standalone and cloud-connected IoT… |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Apple joins FIDO Alliance, commits to addressing need for strong authenticationApple has joined the FIDO Alliance, a standards-based industry organization committed to eliminating the need for passwords. The FIDO Alliance… |
| Jan 31, 2020 | FIDO Alliance announces speaker lineup for Authenticate ConferenceFIDO Alliance has chosen Dr. Whitfield Diffie, the co-inventor of public key cryptography, and executives from Google, Microsoft and Yubico… |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Fime awarded Fido Alliance accreditation for biometrics testing servicesFime is the seventh biometrics testing lab to achieve accreditation in the FIDO Alliance’s Biometric Component Certification Program. The accreditation… |
| Jan 27, 2020 | Onfido joins World Economic Forum in push for passwordless futureOnfido has partnered with the World Economic Forum to develop a passwordless future, emphasizing in a recent whitepaper the critical… |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Nok Nok, BBVA partner to deliver biometric authentication for mobile bankingNok Nok Labs has partnered with BBVA to help the multinational financial services company deliver stronger biometric security and authentication… |
| Jan 6, 2020 | AuthenTrend presents biometric passwordless authentication solution at CES 2020With passwords reported as the main cause for compromise, passwordless authentication is gaining momentum. AuthenTrend is one of the 80… |
| Dec 19, 2019 | FIDO Alliance gains momentum, certifies 688 authentication products in 2019FIDO Alliance has registered tremendous global growth in its certification programs and certified over 688 products in 2019 ranging from… |
| Dec 16, 2019 | ITU Financial Inclusion Global Initiative issues reports on biometrics and other tech to build trustThe 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… |
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…
