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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
Series of passwordless authentication tools and partnerships unveiled
Apple is making good on its recent statements about the virtue and attainability of no-password biometric credentials. Passkeys for MacOS…
| May 31, 2022 | Researchers claim design flaws with FIDO2 passwordless authentication standardA team of researchers have published a paper in the Cryptology ePrint Archive of the International Association for Cryptologic Research… |
| May 10, 2022 | Biometrics use cases, ethics to be examined in webinars from Oosto, Simprints, EAB, FIDO AllianceA variety of new webinars focusing on different applications of and issues around biometric technologies have been announced by Oosto,… |
| May 6, 2022 | Buenos Aires planning ambitious decentralized digital identity system with biometricsThe Argentinian capital Buenos Aires is planning to establish a decentralized digital identity platform including biometrics for public and private… |
| May 5, 2022 | Apple, Google, Microsoft increase FIDO, W3C support to widen passwordless sign-inApple, Google and Microsoft will work together to accelerate acceptance of a passwordless sign-in standard set by the FIDO Alliance… |
| Apr 22, 2022 | CyberLink joins FIDO, integrates FaceMe facial recognition with AXIS VMSAI, tracking and facial recognition specialist CyberLink has joined the FIDO Alliance which seeks to improve interoperability for authentication devices worldwide…. |
| Apr 14, 2022 | FIDO Alliance preparing more authentication professionals for passwordless futureThe FIDO Alliance has announced that a new test window is open for experts willing to become FIDO Certified authentication… |
| Apr 7, 2022 | In Groupe border biometrics pass FIDO PAD testBiometrics product certification for IN Groupe and FIDO2 support for rf IDEAS access control devices are expanding the reach of… |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Australia’s BixeLab accredited by FIDO Alliance for biometric component testingBixeLab has become Australia’s first independent biometric testing laboratory to be accredited by the FIDO Alliance Biometric Component Certification Program,… |
| Mar 16, 2022 | FIDO Alliance white paper guides enterprise MFA choices, Summit details unveiledThe FIDO Alliance is attempting to win over enterprises to adoption of its passwordless access control protocols with multi-factor authentication,… |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Keyless opens doors for software biometrics with FIDO2 certification, says co-founderMonths after Keyless became the first company to earn certificates for compliance with FIDO2 and FIDO Biometric Component standards for… |
| Feb 17, 2022 | FIDO Alliance calls on MFA experts to speak at Authenticate 2022The FIDO Alliance’s Authenticate Conference 2022 has been announced, along with a call for speakers on multi-factor authentication and securing… |
| Feb 7, 2022 | NanoB&K, LoginID partner for FIDO biometrics in Africa financial inclusion programSubsidiary entities of NanoB&K have integrated LoginID’s FIDO-certified passwordless identity authentication platform with the goal of slashing costs for the… |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Socure, trinamiX earn biometric security certificationsSocure has met NIST’s Digital Identity Assurance Level 2 requirements in testing by the Kantara Initiative. Meanwhile, trinamiX has announced… |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Trusona appointed to FIDO Alliance Board, Toppan biometrics achieve certificationsTwo companies have each moved steps toward the adoption of biometric, passwordless authentication architectures designed by the FIDO Alliance. Specifically,… |
| Jan 27, 2022 | US Treasury moots digital ID grants in FIDO webinarThe FIDO Alliance co-hosted the Identity, Authentication, and the Road Ahead Cybersecurity Policy Forum earlier this week, together with the… |
| Jan 21, 2022 | LoginID partners on FIDO biometrics for eSIM issuanceAuthentication specialist LoginID has signed a new collaboration agreement with Oasis Smart SIM, a subsidiary of Tata Communications Limited, to… |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Existing biometrics standards back emerging of digital ID frameworksAs frameworks for trusted online services with biometrics and digital identity systems gain traction, technology providers must understand the standards… |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Infineon launches FIDO online authentication, biometric wearable solutionsInfineon has expanded its SECORA ID online authentication portfolio with new tools for securing digital identities with FIDO authentication and implementing… |
| Nov 23, 2021 | LoginID provides FIDO authentication tools for biometric NFT transaction receiptsLoginID will provide FIDO2 strong authentication to non-fungible token (NFT) management tools provider NFT Pro to enable ‘Transaction Confirmation’ with biometrics…. |
FIDO Alliance Industry Insights
Leverage passwordless authentication for better experiences and security
This a guest post by Ben Goodman, SVP of Global Business and Corporate Development at ForgeRock The average consumer has…
| FIDO2 makes the Internet more secure, but not everyone is convinced |
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…
