Strong Customer Authentication Solutions

  FIDO2 is one of the technologies that you should consider deploying in your business if you want to improve the security of your business systems. You can access this technology through the eKYC portal . FIDO2 in full stands for Fast Identity Online. With an added number two at the end, this acronym is based upon previous work that was done by the FIDO Alliance, particularly in terms of developing the Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication standard. It is the third standard to emerge from the FIDO Alliance after the FIDO Universal Second Factor and the FIDO Universal Authentication Framework. FIDO2 was developed to eliminate the use of passwords over the Internet. It was developed to introduce open and license-free standards for secure, worldwide authentication over the Internet. This authentication process eliminates the traditional threats that come with using a login username and password, replacing it with the FIDO2 passwordless login standard. It protects against common ...

  If you are considering making the switch from traditional passwords to FIDO2 passwordless authentication , you can be sure that you are making a step in the right direction. FIDO2 is an open authentication standard that is hosted by the FIDO Alliance and consists of the W3C Web Authentication specification (WebAuthn API), and the Client to Authentication Protocol (CTAP). It is an extension of FIDO U2F, and offers the same level of high-security based on public key cryptography. FIDO2 offers expanded authentication option, which include strong single factor (passwordless), strong two factor, and multi-factor authentication. With these new capabilities, the weak static username/password credentials can be replaced with strong hardware-backed public/private-key credentials. These credentials cannot be reused, replayed, or shared across services, and they are not subject to phishing and man in the middle attacks or server breaches. There are various advantages of using FIDO2 password...

  FIDO’s certification programs are very important when it comes to ensuring an interoperable ecosystem of products and services that organizations can leverage to deploy FIDO Authentication solutions worldwide. The FIDO Alliance manages functional certification programs for its core specifications to validate product conformance as well as interoperability, and in addition it has introduced programs for delineating security capabilities of FIDO Certified Authenticators and to test and validate the efficacy of biometric components. FIDO certification brings a lot of benefits to vendors, deploying organizations as well as end users alike.   For vendors, earning the FIDO(R) Certified mark validates to customers the integrity of their product, meaning that the product adheres to the FIDO Specifications and interoperates within the marketplace – for example, a FIDO2 Certified Server can accept any FIDO2 Certified authenticator, regardless of its manufacturer. This certificati...