Trends Report

What You Need To Know About The FIDO Alliance And Its Impact On User Authentication

This Heavyweight Standards Body Is In A Race Against Time And Market Innovation For Enterprise Success

July 23rd, 2014
Andras Cser, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Andras Cser Vice President, Principal Analyst
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Eve Maler
With contributors:
Stephanie Balaouras , John Kindervag , Jennie Duong

Summary

The model for user authentication most online services have relied on heavily for decades — passwords, often with security questions for account recovery — is breaking down. The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published draft specifications intended to make strong, hardware or software-backed authentication a plug-and-play experience for technology management pros who buy and deploy solutions and a pleasant, privacy-enabled experience for individuals who use them, such as employees and customers. This report answers the key questions that security and risk pros have been asking Forrester about FIDO, its technical and business approaches, and its readiness for prime time.

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