On March 18, 2025, the FIDO Alliance convened its APAC regional members and key stakeholders at the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) Auditorium in Seongnam, South Korea, for a full-day meetup and workshop. The event focused on advancing simpler, stronger authentication across the region and served as a vital platform for technical updates, regional progress, and real-world implementation insights around passkeys.
Among the 70+ participants on-site, we were honored to welcome six FIDO Alliance Board members representing Samsung Electronics, NTT Docomo, Lenovo, RaonSecure, Egis Technology, and Mercari—underscoring the global engagement and strategic importance of this gathering.
Before the main program, international attendees were invited to a special TTA Lab Tour, offering a behind-the-scenes look at Korea’s testing and standards infrastructure supporting FIDO and other telecommunications technologies.
Showcasing Technical Leadership and Regional Collaboration
The day featured an exciting lineup of expert speakers and educational sessions, reflecting the expanding role of passkeys as a trusted, phishing-resistant, and user-friendly authentication solution for both public and private sectors.
- The event opened with an inspiring keynote by Dr. Koichi Moriyama (Chair, FIDO Japan WG; W3C Advisory Board Member), who emphasized the importance of global collaboration in setting interoperable, secure technology standards.
- David Turner, Senior Technical Director at FIDO Alliance, shared in-depth updates on passkey advancements and highlighted future areas of focus, including developer support, user experience, and broader international engagement.
- Wei-Chung Hwang of ITRI presented a thoughtful comparison of passkeys and PKI, outlining how the two can coexist and complement each other within modern authentication architectures.
- Ki-Eun Shin, Principal Software Engineer and FKWG Vice Chair, offered a practical guide for developers building scalable and secure passkey systems, covering implementation, testing, and UX considerations.
- Dovlet Tekeyev from AirCuve introduced Korea’s updated Zero Trust Guideline 2.0, walking the audience through key principles, recommendations, and how FIDO solutions align with national cybersecurity strategies.
- Eugene Lee, Vice President at RaonSecure, shared cross-industry deployment experiences of FIDO-based biometric authentication, highlighting its adaptability to diverse sectors including finance and telecom.
- Jong-Su Kim, Principal Security Engineer at Samsung Electronics, concluded the technical sessions by sharing Samsung’s vision of simplifying cybersecurity for all users through FIDO-driven innovation.
Regional Insights and Shared Momentum
The day closed with regional updates featuring representatives from Japan (Naohisa Ichihara, FJWG Co-Vice Chair and CISO at Mercari), China (Henry Chai, FCWG Chair and CEO at GMRZ Technology, Subsidiary of Lenovo), Taiwan (Karen Chang, FTF Forum Chair and VP at Egis Technology), Malaysia (Sea Chong Seak, CTO at Securemetric), and Vietnam (Simon Trac Do, CEO & Founder at VinCSS), each presenting local updates on passkey deployment. Speakers shared technical challenges, user adoption, and the growing importance of cross-border cooperation to accelerate the passwordless future across APAC.
Moving Passwordless Forward Together
The FIDO APAC Regional Member Meetup & Workshop reaffirmed our collective commitment to advancing phishing-resistant passwordless authentication across the region. Thanks to all the speakers, sponsors, and attendees who contributed to this energizing and forward-looking event.
Stay tuned for more cross-regional collaborative events in the APAC and updates from the FIDO Alliance as we continue to make online authentication simpler and stronger together.
