FIDO 1.0 Specifications Are Published and Final – Preparing for Broad Industry Adoption of Strong Authentication in 2015

FIDO 1.0 Specifications Are Published and Final – Preparing for Broad Industry Adoption of Strong Authentication in 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — (Marketwired) — 12/09/14 — The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance (), an open industry consortium delivering standards for simpler, stronger authentication, today published final 1.0 drafts of its two specifications — Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F). Members of the FIDO Alliance comprise device manufacturers, online service providers and enterprises, who can now implement and broadly commercialize FIDO 1.0 specifications to make

Alibaba Joins FIDO Alliance Board of Directors

Alibaba Joins FIDO Alliance Board of Directors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and HANGZHOU, CHINA — (Marketwired) — 09/23/14 — The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance (), an industry consortium revolutionizing online authentication with standards for strong authentication, and Alibaba Group ("Alibaba") (NYSE: BABA), a world leading online and mobile commerce company, announced today that Alibaba has joined the FIDO Alliance as a board member. Alibaba–s payments business, is among the first to deploy FIDO technology for secure payments au