FIDO Alliance gets ITU approval for two specifications in passwordless authentication

The International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has recognized two of the FIDO Alliance’s remote authentication specifications – FIDO UAF 1.2 and CTAP 2.1 – as international standards.

The Alliance says in an announcement that the recognition as official ITU-T Recommendations, conferred by ITU members including national administrations and the world's leading ICT companies, is a milestone in its passwordless authentication tech development.

The approval also means the specifications are part of the ITU’s official global standards for …

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