FIDO Authentication Standards & Protocols

Question 1

What does FIDO stand for?

Accepted Answer

Fast IDentity Online

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Fast International Device Operation

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Federated Identity & Data Operations

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Framework for Identification & Development Operations

Question 2

Which protocol is commonly associated with FIDO2?

Accepted Answer

WebAuthn

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OAuth2

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SAML

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OpenID Connect

Question 3

What is a key benefit of using public key cryptography in FIDO?

Accepted Answer

Enhances security with asymmetric keys

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Requires fewer credentials

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Uses symmetric keys

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Allows shared secrets

Question 4

Which factor is NOT part of multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

Accepted Answer

An IP address

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A fingerprint

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A password

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A smartphone

Question 5

What is U2F in FIDO standards?

Accepted Answer

Universal 2nd Factor

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Universal Transfer Format

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Unified Token Field

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User-to-File protocol

Question 6

Which device can act as a FIDO authenticator?

Accepted Answer

Smartphone biometric sensor

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Web server

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Cloud storage

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VPN router

Question 7

What is the role of the relying party in FIDO?

Accepted Answer

Verifies authentication results

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Issues authentication challenges

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Acts as a device manager

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Generates hardware tokens

Question 8

Which standard allows use of platform authenticators?

Accepted Answer

WebAuthn

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U2F

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SAML

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LDAP

Question 9

Why is FIDO considered phishing-resistant?

Accepted Answer

Credentials are not reusable or phishable

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It uses long passwords

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It relies on VPN access

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It prevents biometric use