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What is FIDO?

FIDO (Fast Identity Online) is an open authentication standard that enables passwordless logins. It uses public-key cryptography for stronger and more secure authentication compared to traditional passwords. FIDO is commonly used for website and application logins, offering a simpler and more secure user experience.

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What other technologies are related to FIDO?

FIDO Competitor Technologies

SAML

SAML is an XML-based standard for authentication and authorization, providing SSO capabilities, but uses different methods than FIDO.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 2% (1k) of relevant job posts

OIDC

OIDC is an authentication layer on top of OAuth 2.0, providing user information and authentication but uses different underlying mechanisms than FIDO.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 3% (510) of relevant job posts

WS-Fed

WS-Federation is a standard for federated identity management using SOAP and XML, providing SSO capabilities, but uses different methods than FIDO.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 10% (126) of relevant job posts

OpenID Connect

OpenID Connect (same as OIDC) is an authentication layer on top of OAuth 2.0, providing user information and authentication but uses different underlying mechanisms than FIDO.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 2% (371) of relevant job posts

NTLM

NTLM is a Microsoft authentication protocol. It is an older protocol which is inherently less secure and is a competitor.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 5% (76) of relevant job posts

OpenID

OpenID is an authentication protocol often used for SSO, which competes with FIDO.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 2% (156) of relevant job posts

Kerberos

Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography. Is an alternative authentication protocol.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 1% (176) of relevant job posts

FIDO Complementary Technologies

U2F

U2F is a predecessor to WebAuthn and a component of FIDO standards, providing a simpler second-factor authentication.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 68% (130) of relevant job posts

WebAuthn

WebAuthn is a core component of the FIDO2 standard, enabling passwordless authentication.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 22% (167) of relevant job posts

WebAuth

WebAuth is an umbrella term for Web Authentication standards such as WebAuthn, a core component of the FIDO2 standard, enabling passwordless authentication.

mentioned alongside FIDO in 53% (69) of relevant job posts