◇ First in Korea (Second in the World) to Commercialize FIDO Biometric Authentication Technology

◇ Strong points are excellent security and convenience

◇ Endless potential markets in finance, shopping, security, IoT, etc.

◇ Future expansion into a global biometric authentication service

Samsung SDS (CEO Jeon Dong-soo) announced that its self-developed "Biometric Authentication Solution" has been officially launched in the market after receiving certification from the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Association, the second in the world to do so. The FIDO Association is an international standard organization for online biometric authentication that verifies identity, with approximately 190 global companies participating, including Samsung Electronics, Google, Microsoft, VISA, and PayPal. Samsung SDS's "Biometric Authentication Solution" has verified its international credibility by acquiring "FIDO Ready" certification, which confirms compliance with FIDO standard specifications. It is expected that existing authentication technologies such as passwords, certificates, and OTPs will be rapidly replaced by FIDO, and with its technical specifications now publicly available, this technology is projected to become the de facto standard in the field of online biometric authentication in the future.

Convenient and enhanced security technology

Samsung SDS's 'Biometric Authentication Solution & Service' is a means that can replace all authentication methods, where 'my body is my password,' eliminating the need to memorize passwords and the risk of loss, theft, or hacking. A major advantage is the ability to utilize various biometric authentication methods, such as fingerprints, iris scans, and voice recognition. Even if the device is hacked, biometric data leakage or forgery is impossible because only basic information verifying the user's identity is stored separately in an independent secure space within the device. Since user verification is possible with just a single touch and unauthorized use by a third party is impossible without the user's biometric data even if the device is lost, it is recognized as a solution that achieves both security and convenience.

Currently, accredited certificates are frequently used for identity verification; however, these certificates are highly susceptible to leakage through device loss or hacking, and users face the difficulty of having to remember complex passwords composed of letters, numbers, and special characters. Although methods involving receiving and entering temporary passwords via SMS or ARS are being used to address this, concerns persist due to the inconvenience and inability to guarantee security.

Endless applications in the biometric authentication market

Samsung SDS's 'biometric authentication solutions and services' have limitless future growth potential as they can be applied to all fields requiring identity verification. This is because they can be widely applied to various hardware requiring user identity verification—such as smartphones, automobiles, IoT terminals, door locks, and smart home devices—as well as online services like finance, shopping, and payments, making all related companies potential customers. Furthermore, integrating FIDO technology into security-critical work environments—such as corporate research labs, government agencies, defense, and financial firms—allows for the management and use of security functions, including access control to secure areas and restrictions on PC or critical equipment usage, to be much more convenient than before. This is expected to significantly contribute to improving the work productivity of employees within these companies.

Future expansion into a global certification service

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Samsung SDS’s biometric authentication solution will launch a fingerprint authentication simple payment service in April in partnership with Korea’s top payment agencies, KG Mobilians (micropayment sector) and Inicis (credit card payment sector). In addition, it plans to launch a user authentication service using biometric information through a partnership with Korea Information Certification, the number one accredited certification service provider in Korea.

Kim Ho, Executive Vice President and Head of the SC Business Division at Samsung SDS, emphasized, “Samsung SDS is ready to provide biometric authentication services to not only hardware manufacturers such as smartphone manufacturers but also online service providers and security-related companies in the future,” adding, “We will build various business models for customers who need biometric authentication solutions to ensure that we provide differentiated authentication services.”

Samsung SDS is establishing a Global Integrated Authentication Center to fundamentally strengthen the competitiveness of its authentication service business based on biometric authentication solutions. The company plans to apply the solution to its internal intranet (mySingle) in the first half of this year and expand its scope to include Samsung affiliates and global corporate clients, aiming to secure a leading position in the biometric authentication market, which is expected to experience explosive growth in the future.

With the commercialization of this biometric authentication solution, the fruits of Samsung SDS's global business drive to strengthen solution-based service businesses are gradually becoming visible.