Mobile Security Pioneer Go-Trust Announces FIDO™ Fast Track Strategic Partnership with Biometric Specialists DDS to make Japanese Mobile Transactions Safe
Together the two companies can deliver the FIDO promise of robust password free Authentication and Security for smart phones in Japan and the rest of the world
TOKYO, Feb. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today following meetings stimulated at the 'Bye Bye Password' conference GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust®) announced a strategic partnership with DDS Inc. to deliver Strong Authentication and hardware based security for all Android Smart Phones using a combination of microSD based security modules and biometric identification. The implementation will utilize 'FIDO UAF 1.0' standards for universal strong authentication that allows users to transact with any online service provider that offers FIDO authentication using a single, simple, but very secure, method of identification. New Android smart phones with fingerprint readers and older smart phones without biometrics are included in this FIDO partnership.
"Combining our technologies brings together the best biometric solutions and the security strength of the GO-Trust FIPS certified microSD secure element, which permits the easy transportability of identity between smart phones," said Darren Lee CEO of GOTrust Technology Inc. "There is no longer any need to re-register all your applications and services when you upgrade your phone or change service provider."
The GO-Trust FIDO microSD can also store private keys and other important credentials in a Trusted Execution Environment that is portable between mobile devices just by the transfer of the microSD. Microsoft have just announced they will integrate of FIDO authentication with Windows 10 sign-in.
"FIDO specifications open a world of secure authentication that is easy to use on smart phones and tablets. Working with GO-Trust we have security solutions that cover every Android user. We see FIDO being the new Authentication standard in Japan in the very near future," said Kenji Miyoshino, CEO of DDS Inc.
The 'Bye Bye Password' conference panelists from around the world included Professor Hiroshi Yasuda, Tokyo Denki University Department of Future Sciences and Chairman of the Japan Smartphone Security Forum (JSSEC), Howard Schmidt, The Chief Consultant of the Obama Cyber Security Team, Phillip Dunkelberger, President and CEO of Nok Nok Labs Inc., Kenji Miyoshino, CEO of DDS Inc. and Darren Lee CEO of GOTrust Technology Inc.
About GO-Trust
GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust®) is the innovator of the secure microSD and the first company to deliver mobile credit cards, mobile banking authentication, voice & text encryption and FIDO login using the microSD form factor. GO-Trust® continues its world-leading secure microSD innovation with the most powerful, fastest and smartest microSD embedded chips and the most sophisticated supporting applications. The company's latest products include the SYCRET VOICE, using military strength (FIPS) hardware encryption for voice, message, file sharing, cloud storage and UnionPay certified HCE microSD for NFC mobile payment. GO-Trust® has fourteen international patents for secure microSD products and serves as an active member of the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance. Visit GO-Trust at www.go-trust.com.
About DDS Inc.
DDS Inc.is an established leader in fingerprint authentication solutions, actively involved in technology development through industry-academia collaborations. Currently, it is capable of supporting information security solutions needs of the EVE MA multi factor authentication platform and is developing information security products, including EVE FA fingerprint authentication solutions.
DDS became a FIDO Alliance member in April 2014 and is now spearheading the new FIDO Alliance standard in Japan. Visit DDC Inc. at www.dds.co.jp
About The FIDO Alliance
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance,www.fidoalliance.org, was formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication technologies, and remedy the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. The Alliance plans to change the nature of authentication by developing standards-based specifications for simpler, stronger authentication that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce reliance on passwords. FIDO authentication is stronger, private, and easier to use when authenticating to online services.
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