FIDO Alliance launches new identity verification, IoT initiatives – Telecompaper
The FIDO Alliance announced two new standards and certification initiatives in identity verification and the IoT. These initiatives build upon the Alliance’s ongoing focus on driving the efficacy and market adoption of FIDO Authentication by addressing adjacent technology areas that leave security vulnerabilities on the web, the organisation said. Specifically, the Alliance aims to strengthen identity verification assurance to support better account recovery, and automate secure device onboarding to remove password use from IoT.
To reach these goals, the Alliance formed two new working groups: the Identity Verification and Binding Working Group (IDWG) and the IoT Technical Working Group (IoT TWG) to establish guidelines and certification criteria in these areas.