SurePassID is proud to be a sponsor of Authenticate 2020, the first-ever conference devoted to the FIDO open standard for multi-factor authentication. Hosted by the FIDO Alliance, the virtual conference will occur from November 9-20 across all time zones to encourage global participation, including live Q&A sessions with presenters.

2020 headlining keynote speakers are: Dr. Whitfield Diffie, the co-inventor of public key cryptography; Joy Chik, corporate vice president of identity at Microsoft; Mark Risher, senior director of product management at Google; and Stina Ehrensvard, CEO and founder of Yubico. A full list of speakers is available on the Authenticate website.

The conference agenda will contain informative content on authentication, with a focus on the FIDO approach, including these topics:

• Case studies from service and technology providers including CVS Health, EMILY’s List, Facebook, Google, IBM, Mass Mutual, Microsoft, MITRE Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, PNC Bank, and Target
• Sessions on the state of authentication, building an authentication strategy, and how FIDO fits with initiatives like W3C Web Payments, and EMVCo 3DS and SRC
• Standards and technical implementation presentations focusing on FIDO for identity verification; bringing FIDO Authentication to IoT; OpenID for open banking; standards and the future of payments; FIDO certification; attestation and more
• Policy discussions around PSD2, GDPR and eIDAS; authentication to enable better privacy for citizens; authentication from a regulator’s perspective and more

Please visit www.authenticatecon.com for the latest information – and make sure to visit SurePassID’s virtual booth!