According to MacRumors, Apple has joined the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an open industry association “with a focused mission: authentication standards to help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords.” FIDO says it works to fulfill its mission by:
° Developing technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance on passwords to authenticate users.
°Operating industry certification programs to help ensure successful worldwide adoption of the specifications.
° Submitting mature technical specification(s) to recognized standards development organization(s) for formal standardization.
Members include (among others) Amazon, American Express, Apple, eBay, FaceBook, Google, Intel, LG, Netflix, Lenovo, PayPal, Samsung, VISA, and Verizon.
