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Founded byGoogle, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, PayPal, Validity Sensors, Infineon, PayPal, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, Validity Sensors, Infineon, Agnitio
Founded2012
HeadquartersWakefield, Massachusetts
Use casedeveloping authentication standards to reduce reliance on passwords
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Avg confidence95%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 5 days ago
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FIDO Alliance

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Industry consortium developing open authentication standards to reduce reliance on passwords.

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developed standard

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FIDO2○UnverifiedHighFresh1
WebAuthn○UnverifiedHighFresh1
CTAP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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developing authentication standards to reduce reliance on passwords○UnverifiedHighFresh1
developing open authentication standards○UnverifiedHighFresh1
authentication standards development○UnverifiedHighFresh1
passwordless authentication standards development○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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traditional password authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
password-based authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports device type

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security keys○UnverifiedHighFresh1
biometric authenticators○UnverifiedHighFresh1

develops standard

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FIDO2○UnverifiedHighFresh1
WebAuthn○UnverifiedHighFresh1
CTAP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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FIDO2○UnverifiedHighFresh1
passwordless authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
multi-factor authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1
UAF○UnverifiedHighFresh1
U2F○UnverifiedHighFresh1
public key cryptography○UnverifiedHighFresh1
WebAuthn○UnverifiedHighFresh1
CTAP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

organization type

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industry consortium○UnverifiedHighFresh1
non-profit industry consortium○UnverifiedHighFresh1

member organization

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Amazon○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Apple○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Google○UnverifiedHighFresh1

member includes

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Google○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Microsoft○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Apple○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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web browsers○UnverifiedHighFresh1
W3C○UnverifiedHighFresh1
W3C Web Authentication API○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports technology

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
biometric authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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2012○UnverifiedHighFresh1

certification program

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FIDO Certified○UnverifiedHighFresh1

collaborates with

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W3C○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded by

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Google, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, PayPal, Validity Sensors, Infineon○UnverifiedHighFresh1
PayPal, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, Validity Sensors, Infineon, Agnitio○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports standard

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U2F○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
UAF○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

headquarters location

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Wakefield, Massachusetts○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Claim count: 43Last updated: 4/5/2026Edit history