FIDO Alliance Opens Worldwide Cooperation & Liaison Program - Welcomes Associations to Partner on FIDO Standards for Universal Strong Authentication - Seite 2

"We are excited to be among the first FIDO Cooperation & Liaison Program partners," said Isabelle Moeller, Chief Executive of the Biometrics Institute. "The purpose of the agreement is to ensure cooperation on relevant work items and plans, in particular in the areas of strong authentication standards and biometrics industry best practices."

"The International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) is delighted to be among the first organizations to join the FIDO Cooperation & Liaison Program," says Tovah LaDier, IBIA's managing director. She notes that "IBIA embraces FIDO's mission to replace the use of vulnerable authentication methods and looks forward to collaborating with FIDO, its members, and liaison partners in developing consumer-based biometric performance benchmarks and best practices that will lay the foundation for an effective and sustainable online platform."

"We see a bright future for wireless two-factor authentication and are pleased to be working with the FIDO Alliance on their initiative to make simple, strong and standards-based security available to the wireless industry," said Errett Kroeter, vice president of marketing, Bluetooth SIG. "The strong security and near-universal availability of Bluetooth® make it a natural fit in bringing this ground-breaking capability to consumers worldwide."

"The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) looks forward to working with the FIDO Alliance, particularly in areas where web standards for authentication will enhance the Open Web Platform and benefit the entire online ecosystem," said Dr. Jeff Jaffe, W3C CEO.

"We are pleased to have been selected to participate in the FIDO Cooperation & Liaison Program," said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. "We see a great deal to be gained by aligning the smart card industry with FIDO on issues involving online authentication and security."

Gil Bernabeu, Technical Director of GlobalPlatform, comments: "GlobalPlatform is delighted to become a liaison partner of FIDO Alliance. The work of FIDO Alliance is enabling new consumer experiences through combining authentication and biometrics on connected devices. We look forward to working with the alliance and its other liaison partners to support the delivery of these new experiences while maintaining security and global interoperability."