The FIDO Alliance is the cross-industry consortia that provides a rich set of specifications and certifications for an emerging and interoperable ecosystem of hardware, mobile and biometrics-based authenticators that can be used at many websites. This ecosystem enables web service providers to deploy strong authentication solutions that reduce password dependencies, provide a simpler user experience and protect against phishing, man-in-the-middle and replay attacks using stolen passwords.
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) promotes, protects and nurtures the OpenID community and technologies. A non-profit international standardization organization of individuals and companies committed to enabling, promoting and protecting OpenID technologies. Formed in June 2007, the foundation serves as a public trust organization representing the open community of developers, vendors, and users. OIDF assists the community by providing needed infrastructure and help in promoting and supporting expanded adoption of OpenID. This entails managing intellectual property and brand marks as well as fostering viral growth and global participation in the proliferation of OpenID.