Remember FIDO
Full name: Fast IDentity Online
Memory aid: Fast Identity moves Online using strong authenticators.
FIDO is broader than the FIDO2 standards combination.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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FIDO — Fast IDentity Online
Names an alliance and authentication standards ecosystem.
Why learn FIDO — Fast IDentity Online?
Names an alliance and authentication standards ecosystem.
Where it came from
FIDO is broader than the FIDO2 standards combination.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Fast Identity moves Online using strong authenticators.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand FIDO: Fast IDentity Online.
- Recall this memory aid: Fast Identity moves Online using strong authenticators.
- Explain the practical use: Names an alliance and authentication standards ecosystem.
- Explain this distinction: FIDO is broader than the FIDO2 standards combination.
- Identify FIDO in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- FIDO Alliance specifications (fidoalliance.org)