FIDO’s missing piece

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance was formed in 2012 to remedy the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords.

FIDO Announcement: “How FIDO Addresses a Full Range of Use Cases”,  March 22, 2022

The FIDO Alliance found the missing piece in the bridge to a password-free future as

  1.  A smartphone needs to be a roaming authenticator.
  2. ID bound to a particular device needs to be relocated.

Press Release: “Apple, Google, and Microsoft commit to expanded support for FIDO standard to accelerate availability of passwordless sign‑ins”, Apple, Google, Microsoft, May 5, 2022

The new capability will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, secure, and easy passwordless sign-ins to consumers across devices and platforms.