FIDO Certification Fees

This page outlines the fees for FIDO Certification programs. As part of the product certification process, these fees must be paid before FIDO Certification can be issued.

The following terms apply to all FIDO Certification programs:

  • Fees are assessed per certified implementation. 
  • Discounted derivative/delta pricing is available when completing multiple certifications.
  • Fees must be paid before the issuance of FIDO® Certified certificate documentation.

User Authentication Certification Fees

For an overview of the different security levels and requirements that can impact certification fees, review the Authenticator Certification page.

User Authentication Certification FeesFIDO MemberNon-Member
Authenticator (Functional) Certification$6,000 USD$9,000 USD
Authenticator Security Level 1 (L1) CertificationIncluded*Included*
Authenticator Security Levels 1+ and higher Certification$9,000 USD$13,500 USD
Authenticator Derivative Certification$1,000 USD$1,500 USD
Authenticator Delta Certification$1,200 USD$1,800 USD
Server (Functional) Certification$6,000 USD$9,000 USD
Server Derivative Certification$1,000 USD$1,500 USD
On Demand Interoperability Testing$3,000 USD$3,000 USD

*Authenticators completing L1 are required to pay the Functional Certification Fee. There is no additional fee for L1 Security Certification.

DocAuth Certification Fees

Identity Verification Certification FeesFIDO MemberNon-Member
Document Authenticity (Base) Certification$12,000 USD$18,000 USD
DocAuth Derivative Certification$2,750 USD$4,125 USD
DocAuth Delta Certification$3,250 USD$4,875 USD

Biometric Certification Fees

Biometric Certification FeesFIDO Member
Non-Member
Biometric Component (Base) Certification$12,000 USD$18,000 USD
Biometric Derivative Certification$2,750 USD$4,125 USD
Biometric Delta Certification$3,250 USD$4,875 USD

FDO Certification Fees

FDO Certification FeesFIDO MemberNon-Member
Device (Functional) Certification$9,000 USD$13,500 USD
Device Security Level 1 (L1) Certification*Included*Included
Device Derivative Certification$2,750 USD$4,125 USD
Device Delta Certification$3,250 USD$4,875 USD
Device Onboarding Service and Rendezvous Server (Functional) Certification$9,000 USD$13,500 USD
Rendezvous Server Derivative Certification$2,750 USD$4,125 USD

*Devices completing FDO Certification are required to pay the functional certification fee. There is no additional fee for L1 security certification.

Face Verification Certification Fees

Identity Verification Certification FeesFIDO MemberNon-Member
Face Verification (Base) Certification$12,000 USD$18,000 USD
Face Verification Derivative Certification$2,750 USD$4,125 USD
Face Verification Delta Certification$3,250 USD$4,875 USD


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