SK Telecom has been appointed to the FIDO Alliance Board of Directors, adding a major mobile operator to the leadership group shaping industry priorities around passkeys and phishing-resistant authentication.

The company said the appointment was made at the FIDO Alliance general assembly meeting in Paris and emphasized the role of FIDO-based authentication in the broader shift away from passwords. FIDO’s board composition can matter for both enterprise and consumer deployments because it influences the evolution of specifications, certification programs, and implementation guidance relied on by platforms and relying parties.


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