Tech firms Lenovo and Intel, online payments company Paypal and human interface firm Synaptics have revealed a partnership that aims to bring online FIDO-enabled biometric security to laptops.In a joint statement, the firms said a new, innovative biometric authentication system for PCs will implement current FIDO standards, bringing established FIDO biometric authentication capabilities to the PC.They say that 7th Gen Intel Core processors with built Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) lay the groundwork for robust, hardware-protected biometric authentication securing users' FIDO credentials and biometric information.The Synaptics Natural ID fingerprint sensor features enterprise-level security with TLS 1.2 encryption. Synaptics' Natural ID Fingerprint Solution is secured by SentryPoint features, including TLS 1.2 encryption and anti-spoofing algorithms. Meanwhile, PayPal plans to leverage its unique authentication ecosystem to continue making payments more secure and convenient.”As the use cases for Internet-connected devices grows at the enterprise and consumer level, there is a critical need for highly secure, but unobtrusive methods for protecting identities, data and machines. Lenovo and Intel's shared hardware expertise allows for a unified, built-in security architecture that's more secure, private and hassle free. Likewise PayPal brings its authentication expertise and Synaptics their biometrics knowledge to deliver a much needed alternative solution to the password problem,” said the joint statement.Johnson Jia, senior vice president, PC & Smart Device Business Group, Lenovo said: “The average user has to remember passwords for many different accounts, from PC log-in, email to online shopping. We wanted to help change that by freeing users from the burden of remembering complex passwords by providing a simple authentication solution,”He added: “We're excited to be the first PC company to partner with Intel, PayPal and Synaptics to bring users simpler and safer online authentication based on the released FIDO standards, through fingerprint readers designed for improved security on our laptops starting with the Yoga 910 convertible.”Godfrey Cheng, vice president of marketing, Human Interface Systems Division, Synaptics said of the Synaptics Natural ID fingerprint sensor solution: “Today's notebook and PC users want solutions that are safer and more convenient for online transactions ߪ Together with our ecosystem partners, we're deploying strong security architectures to protect user identity and accelerating the adoption of biometric authentication solutions worldwide.”Bill Scott, vice president, Identity Product and Engineering at PayPal added: “In an ongoing effort to enhance security in the financial services industry, we are working with Intel and Lenovo on a FIDO authentication solution which enables biometric authentication for Personal Computers.” “Intel continues to drive innovation to simplify and secure the computing experience,” said Navin Shenoy, general manager of the Client Computing Group, Intel. “We are excited about the close collaboration between Intel, Lenovo, PayPal and Synaptics using the new 7th Gen Intel Core processors to bring secure payments via biometric authentication to the PC.”Finally, Brett McDowell, executive director of the FIDO Alliance stated: “I commend Intel, Lenovo, Synaptics and PayPal, all FIDO Alliance board members, for partnering to FIDO-enable biometric authentication on the desktop ߪ Passwords are a universal problem that is not limited to mobile devices. Every internet connected device needs the ability to upgrade to simpler, stronger FIDO authentication and thanks to this partnership, the desktop ecosystem is on an accelerated path to get the same FIDO capabilities already well established across the mobile ecosystem.”
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