FIDO Alliance

The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association focused on developing and promoting authentication standards aimed at reducing the world's reliance on passwords. The organization develops specifications and certification programs that enable stronger, simpler authentication across devices and online services. Key areas of focus include: - Developing open authentication standards (such as FIDO2, WebAuthn, and passkeys) that use public-key cryptography instead of passwords - Running certification programs to ensure interoperability between FIDO-compliant products and services - Publishing resources, guides, and research related to passwordless authentication - Operating Passkey Central, a dedicated resource hub for passkey adoption and implementation - Hosting the Authenticate Conference, an industry event focused on modern authentication topics The alliance consists of member organizations spanning technology companies, financial institutions, and government bodies, all collaborating to advance open authentication standards. FIDO specifications are designed to be phishing-resistant by binding authentication to specific origins, preventing credential theft via phishing attacks. The organization provides free access to its specifications, whitepapers, and educational resources. It also operates certification programs for vendors seeking to validate FIDO compliance in their products.