FIDO Level 4 Alliance: Setting a New Standard for Biometric Security and Banking Trust
Candour has earned FIDO Level 4 Biometric Certification, becoming only the second company worldwide to achieve this recognition for biometric identity verification — and the first to do so with passive liveness detection. This milestone highlights that Candour Face ID offers the best balance of security and user-friendliness in authentication technology, standing at the forefront of innovation. It reflects our unwavering commitment to delivering solutions that are not only highly secure but also intuitive and effortless for users—setting a new standard in trusted authentication.
What is FIDO Level 4?
The FIDO Alliance, a leading global organization, develops open standards to eliminate the world’s reliance on passwords by enabling secure and user-friendly authentication. Following previous standards such as U2F, UAF, and FIDO2 (WebAuthn + CTAP), FIDO L4 represents the next generation, introducing more advanced biometric requirements and certification processes. Specifically, it refers to the version 4.0 of the FIDO requirements for biometric identification, which raises the bar for biometric security and resilience against fraud.
What benefits does FIDO Level 4 bring to banks?
Enhanced security: FIDO Level 4 builds on public key cryptography, ensuring that private keys and biometric data remain stored securely on the user’s device — never transmitted to servers or across networks.
Fraud prevention: Certified solutions must pass rigorous biometric performance and spoofing-resistance tests, helping banks defend against identity fraud and emerging attack methods.
Improved user experience: Customers can authenticate seamlessly with biometrics or secure device credentials, reducing the need for passwords or cumbersome login steps.
Operational efficiency: Integration into banking apps and digital onboarding flows is straightforward, enabling banks to strengthen security while simplifying customer journeys.
Trust through certification: FIDO certification assures financial institutions that the technology has been independently tested and meets international standards.
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