FIDO Alliance
Industry consortium promoting standards for strong authentication like U2F and FIDO2.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the FIDO Alliance?
The FIDO Alliance is an industry consortium that develops open authentication standards to reduce reliance on passwords and enhance security with strong, phishing-resistant methods.
What authentication protocols does FIDO support?
FIDO supports protocols like U2F (Universal 2nd Factor) and FIDO2, which use public key cryptography and hardware or platform authenticators.
How does FIDO improve online authentication security?
By replacing shared secrets with unique cryptographic keys tied to a user’s device and requiring user presence, FIDO mitigates phishing and credential theft.