The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The mission of the FIDO Alliance is to change the nature of online authentication by: -Developing technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance on passwords to authenticate users. -Operating industry programs to help ensure successful worldwide adoption of the Specifications. -Submitting mature technical Specification(s) to recognized standards development organization(s) for formal standardization. The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is a non-profit organization nominally formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication devices as well as the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. The FIDO Alliance is changing the nature of authentication by developing specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that supplant reliance on passwords to securely authenticate users of online (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and its subsequent revisions (PSD3 and PSR), eIDAS and EU ID/digital wallets, EU cybersecurity-related policies (such as NIS2 and the CRA)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Organisation Members
A list of FIDO Alliance members is at https://fidoalliance.org/members/