Enterprise

Enterprises continue to evolve service delivery and business processes to online, cloud and mobile services, but
are constantly trading off fast and easy access with robust authentication security.

Security based on FIDO Specifications turns that around and makes online security a simpler and better user experience
while providing stronger security and reducing risks for the enterprise.

Use Cases

Employee, Contractor, Partner & Supplier Credentials	Payment, Signatures & Transactions	Remote or External Access for Desktop & Mobile	Customer Access to Online & Mobile Services

Benefits

SIMPLER USER EXPERIENCE

Reduces reliance on complex passwords

Single gesture to log on

Works with same devices people use every day

Use the same authentication with different services

Fast and convenient

STRONGER SECURITY

• Based on public key cryptography
• Keys stay on device
• No server-side shared secrets to steal
• Protects against phishing, man-in-the-middle and replay attacks

• Biometrics, if used, never leave device
• No link-ability between services or accounts
• No 3rd party in the protocol

REDUCED COSTS

• Lower development and maintenance costs
• Faster time to market
• Little or no provisioning costs
• Lower breach risks and potential damages

• Broad choice of authenticators for users
• Lowers password reset costs
• Increases future-proofing

Resources

Video: FIDO Explained	FIDO Certified Products Showcase	Webinar: Value of FIDO Membership	Deploy FIDO Solutions

MORE RESOURCES:

• FIDO Alliance White Paper: Enterprise Adoption Best Practices – Managing FIDO Credential Lifecycle for Enterprises : This white paper provides guidance to IT and Security professionals on how manage FIDO authentication credentials throughout their full lifecycle­.
• FIDO Alliance White Paper: Enterprise Adoption Best Practices – Integrating FIDO & Federation Protocols: This white paper outlines how the FIDO standards compliment federation protocols. It also provides guidelines on how to integrate the two in order to add support for FIDO-based MFA  and replace or supplement traditional authentication methods in federation environments.
• Case Study: Google’s two-year study of its deployment with security keys showed FIDO-based authentication is faster, has zero authentication failures, reduces hardware and support costs over OTP tokens, and provides all of the necessary privacy and security protections from phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks
• Video: Learn how Google uses FIDO to make two-step authentication easy
• Video: FIDO U2F – Universal Second Factor
• Video: GitHub Supports Universal 2nd-Factor Authentication