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ForgeRock has enabled passwordless authentication for clients using its ForgeRock Identity Cloud and ForgeRock Identity Platform. The new feature has been dubbed ForgeRock Go, and it is being released as part of the Intelligent Access solution that is available through both the Identity Platform and the Identity Cloud. ForgeRock Go will leverage the authentication features […]
ThumbSignIn’s authentication software is officially compliant with the latest FIDO2 standards. The Software-as-a-Service (Saas) platform will enable passwordless biometric authentication across a variety of different channels, including call centers, chatbots, and IoT devices. It can also be used for physical access control, and to log into mobile and web applications. The FIDO2 certification is not […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is encouraging organizations to adopt the FIDO Alliance’s passwordless authentication standards with a new paper that was published during last week’s annual meeting in Davos. The paper was put together with input from the FIDO Alliance and a number of member organizations, and specifically highlighted the fact that password-free authentication […]
The Spanish bank BBVA has partnered with Nok Nok Labs in an effort to strengthen the biometric security of its mobile platform. To that end, Nok Nok will outfit BBVA with a number of different authentication technologies for its mobile and online channels. The two companies did not specify exactly which authentication technologies would be covered through the arrangement, […]
AuthenTrend has announced that it will be one of the Taiwanese startups showcasing its wares at the Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) at CES 2020. The company is best known for its fingerprint-enabled security keys, which have primarily been leveraged for identity and access management and are intended as a more secure alternative to passwords. “Our […]
FindBiometrics is reporting live from Las Vegas this week, where the biometrics and digital identity industries are converging on Money20/20 USA – the world’s preeminent financial services conference. On Tuesday, FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill spoke with FIDO Alliance CMO Andrew Shikiar. The live interview begins on the topic of FIDO’s efforts to connect with banks […]
Biometrics News – Fingerprint Recognition eWBM has become the latest member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association. Together, the two companies will work to encourage other organizations to adopt strong password-free security standards and reduce the threat of phishing and data breaches. To that end, eWBM has added two new USB keys to its flagship […]
The FIDO Alliance received considerable praise during last week’s House hearing on Identity in Financial Services. Speaking before the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on behalf of the Better Identity Coalition, Venable LLP’s Jeremy Grant identified three main challenges facing modern financial institutions, and argued that FIDO standards offer potential solutions to […]
The software company Nulab has announced that it will be extending support for WebAuthn across its entire portfolio of collaborative software. Nulab is the developer of Backlog, Cacoo, and Typetalk. Thanks to WebAuthn, users of all three will now be able to log into their accounts with a security key or biometric authentication rather than […]
NEC is upgrading its NC7000-3A server software to make the biometric authentication platform FIDO2 compliant. The multimodal software allows clients to verify the identities of their users without sharing their biometric information beyond the authentication terminal, which means that that information is less likely to be compromised in the event of a security breach. Previous […]
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