FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is a joint venture of various tech biggies and enterprises.
For big firms like Bank of America, Google, Lenovo, PayPal, Visa etc.
Microsoft will also incorporate the FIDO specifications for consumer Microsoft services like Outlook.com, OneDrive and more.
Now, its of much importance for users to know how this FIDO works.
Generally passwords can be troublesome to remember, can be forgotten or easily hacked.
Now FIDO is the key to transit from the single password authentication to a more stringent means of security.
Bio-metric specification once registered will never leave the unit, this is one great benefit.
source: www.techworm.net
