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Usher™ Achieves FIDO Alliance Certification for its Innovative Enterprise Mobile Security Solution
August 2015 by Marc Jacob
MicroStrategy® Incorporated announced that Usher, MicroStrategy’s advanced enterprise security solution that is designed to replace vulnerable security measures such as passwords and keycards, has been certified by The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance. Usher has passed a rigorous series of tests that measure compliance with the FIDO Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) and confirm interoperability with other FIDO Certified products and services that support FIDO 1.0 specifications.
The FIDO Alliance, a coalition of vendors that includes Microsoft, Google, Intel, Lenovo, RSA, Samsung, Qualcomm, and various credit card companies, has developed open specifications for stronger, more secure authentication. FIDO certification is performed using a set of test tools developed by the FIDO Alliance, followed by participation in a proctored interoperability event. The current FIDO Certified testing complements the previous FIDO Ready™ program. With this accomplishment, MicroStrategy joins a growing list of technology and financial services providers that have passed FIDO UAF certification.
By delivering strong, multi-factor authentication that can be extended to nearly every corporate system, Usher’s enterprise mobile security solution addresses some of the biggest challenges facing corporations today — including authentication, cybersecurity, identity and access management, and resource authorization — while applying industry-leading business intelligence and analytics to an enterprise’s security infrastructure. Through the use of Bluetooth®, QR codes, or time-limited PIN codes, Usher users can log into applications, unlock doors, and validate each other’s identities. Usher can also be used as a powerful workforce management resource because it is designed to enable managers to gain a new real-time window into the activity of their distributed workforces, while providing powerful interactive features to manage or direct them. Usher is available as an on-premises software platform and also as a hosted service.
