Authenticator Certification Scenarios
This page is intended to help Authenticator Vendors understand the required pieces of Authenticator Certification and the associated FIDO Fees for different FIDO Certification scenarios.
Certification Fees
| FIDO Certification Fees | FIDO Member | Non-Member |
| Authenticator/Server Functional Certification Fee | $6,000 USD | $7,800 USD |
| Authenticator Security Level 1 (L1) Certification Fee | Included* | Included* |
| Authenticator Security Levels 1+ and higher Certification Fee | $9,000 USD | $15,600 USD |
| Authenticator/Server Derivative Certification Fee | $1,000 USD | $1,250 USD |
| Authenticator Delta Certification Fee | $1,200 USD | $2,100 USD |
| Biometric Certification Fees | FIDO Member | Non-Member |
| Biometric Component Certification Fees | $12,000 USD | $15,600 USD |
| Identity Verification Certification Fees | FIDO Member | Non-Member |
| Document Authenticity (DocAuth) Certification Fees | $12,000 USD | $15,600 USD |
* Authenticators completing L1 are required to pay the Functional Certification Fee, there is no additional fee for L1 Certification.
Certification Scenarios
| # | Authenticator | Functional Conformance Self-Validation Testing | Functional Interoperability Testing | Security Evaluation | FIDO Fees |
| 1 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants L1 Certification | Required | Required (New L1 Interoperability Requirements) |
Required – Security Secretariat | Functional + L1 |
| 2 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants L2 Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Accredited Security Lab | L2 |
| 3 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification (until November 23, 2018*) |
Required | Not Required (Derivative) | Required – Security Secretariat | Derivative |
| 4 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification (after November 23, 2018*) |
Required | Required – Base Certification must be L1 Certified, at minimum | Required – Security Secretariat | Functional + L1 (for Base Certification) + Derivative |
| 5 | New Authenticator that wants L1 Certification | Required | Required | Required – Security Secretariat | Functional + L1 |
| 6 | L1 Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification | Required | Not Required (Derivative) | Not Required | Derivative |
| 7 | L1 Authenticator that wants an L2 Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Accredited Security Lab | Functional + L2 |
| 8 | L1 Authenticator that wants a Delta Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Security Secretariat (Delta) | Delta |
| 9 | New Authenticator that wants L2 Certification | Required | Required | Required – Accredited Security Lab | Functional + L2 |
| 10 | L2 Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification | Required | Not Required (Derivative) | Not Required | Derivative |
| 11 | L2 Authenticator that wants a Delta Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Accredited Security Laboratory (Delta) | Delta |
* On November 23, 2018, L1 will be the minimum requirement for all FIDO Authenticators. To file for a Derivative after this date, the base Certification must be at least L1 Certified.
