Membership Benefits

Benefits of FIDO Alliance Membership

There are significant benefits to taking part in FIDO Alliance as a member, whether your company is a vendor looking to bring FIDO-based solutions to market, or if your organization is a service provider seeking to understand the most effective ways to deploy FIDO Authentication to your customers and/or employees.  Benefits vary according to membership level, but core value propositions include:

Access and influence on FIDO’s specifications: By taking part in FIDO’s technical working groups, members have the ability to shape and have early visibility into FIDO’s technical output – which can help accelerate product and service development.

Establish best practices for deployment of FIDO Authentication: FIDO’s Deployment Working Groups are tasked with addressing common challenges facing enterprises and relying parties that are bringing FIDO Authentication to 3.5B+ end users around the world. Taking part in these working groups will enable your team to get peer-based feedback to aid with your own implementations, while also creating an opportunity to have your company’s vision reflected in deployment guidelines and recommendations.

Take part in global policy and market development activities: FIDO is actively working to educate and engage the global marketplace on the benefits of FIDO Authentication, including the opportunity for FIDO Certified vendors to take part in leading events at discounted rates as well as targeted FIDO seminars that reach early adopters around the world. Additionally, FIDO’s regional working groups in Europe, Japan, Korea, China, and India are driving government, policy and industry engagement at the local level — helping influence both the way that FIDO’s outputs are shaped, as well as impacting change in regional regulatory policies (such as PSD2 in Europe).

Discount on FIDO Certification: Enterprises around the world are requiring FIDO Certified solutions as part of their RFPs. FIDO members receive a discount for certification testing and trademark usage.

^ Associate dues are $2,750 for organizations with 100 or fewer employees and $16,500 for organizations with 101 or more employees.
* Annual dues as of January 2023. Fee structure subject to change without prior written notice at the discretion of the FIDO Alliance.

Take advantage of member-only co-marketing opportunities: As the world continues to move to FIDO standards for user authentication, the Alliance is dedicated to fostering and promoting a vibrant, global ecosystem by providing a variety of supportive marketing programs for its members.

Board membership is open by application to current Sponsor level members who have been actively participating in FIDO Working Groups for a minimum of six months.

	BOARD ($55,000)	SPONSOR ($27,500)	GOVERNMENT ($16,500)	ASSOCIATE ($2,750 – $16,500)
PARTICIPATION BENEFITS
May participate & vote in Board meetings
Sets the strategic direction of the Alliance
May vote on the chartering of Working Groups
Eligible to serve as a Working Group Chair
Eligible to serve as a Working Group Vice Chair, Scribe or Editor
May propose the chartering of a new Working Group
May participate in any Working Group
May vote in any Working Group
Eligible to be an Invited Participant in a Working Group by its Chair
May contribute to specification requirements & development
Eligible to serve as a Liaison Officer
May attend & participate in any Plenary meetings
MARKETING & COMMERCIAL BENEFITS
Logo shown on “FIDO Members” slide at conferences and events
Board Director featured on “FIDO Leadership” page
Shall have logo featured on FIDO Alliance member page
May take advantage of member-only co-marketing opportunities (note: prioritized based on membership level)
Eligible to receive discounted member rates for FIDO sponsorships including Authenticate
Eligible to receive FIDO Executive quotes in your press release (subject to approval)
Eligible to be featured with a quote in FIDO announcements (subject to approval)
Eligible to create promotional company page on FIDO Certified Showcase (must be FIDO Certified)
Eligible for Certification Discounts
May use the “FIDO Alliance Member” trademark
IPR BENEFITS
Shall benefit from the royalty-free license IPR policy on Proposed Standard Specifications after 1/1/2020
Shall benefit from the non-assert IPR policy on Proposed Standard Specifications before 1/1/2020
May benefit from the royalty-free license IPR policy on Draft Specifications if part of the Technical Working Group