Security News > 2021 > June > Would-be password-killer FIDO Alliance aims to boost uptake with new UX guidelines
The FIDO Alliance, which operates with no smaller mission than to "Reduce the world's over-reliance on passwords", has announced the release of new user experience guidelines aimed at bringing the more technophobic on board.
Launched back in 2013 as the Fast Identity Online Alliance, the FIDO Alliance aims to do away with passwords altogether through the introduction of standards-compliant "Authenticators" including USB security dongles, fingerprint readers, Trusted Platform Modules and more.
"While FIDO definitely does provide a simpler, stronger approach to user authentication, there is still a need to get users more accustomed to the user experience - and to optimise these flows as much as possible," FIDO Alliance executive director Andrew Shikiar admitted.
In response, the FIDO Alliance launched a task force centred around the user experience, enjoying input from FIDO users including Facebook, Google, eBay, Microsoft, Visa and more.
At the same time as the UX guidelines were published, the FIDO Alliance announced updates to the FIDO2 specifications aimed to easing enterprise deployment for passwordless login - including the addition of enterprise attestation, support for cross-origin iFrames and compatibility with the Apple Attest attestation service.
The UX guidelines are available now on the FIDO Alliance website.