The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance has a single purpose — to move the digital world beyond reliance on passwords. Ten years after its 2012 founding, the alliance has partly succeeded, although its next steps may require a radical change in the way we authenticate ourselves online. This article discusses what the FIDO Alliance has done so far, and where it’s taking us next.


More

IBS Intelligence: FIDO Alliance research tracks passwordless authentication in the UK

FIDO Alliance has launched its Online Authentication Barometer to track the uptake of secure authentication…

Read More →

IT-Zoom: The Passwordless Decade Begins

Authentication via password is neither convenient nor secure. Access technologies that actually manage without a…

Read More →

TEISS: SMS Authentication: why it’s bad (and what to do instead)

Twitter’s Account Security Report shows users still opt for SMS authentication. Andrew Shikiar at the…

Read More →


Subscribe to the FIDO newsletter

Stay Connected, Stay Engaged

Receive the latest news, events, research and implementation guidance from the FIDO Alliance. Learn about digital identity and fast, phishing-resistant authentication with passkeys.