Acquired even the 'USIM,' the personal information storage medium of mobile phones.

With the introduction of FIDO, which offers stronger security than the method of entering ID and password while being easy to use, it is expected to strengthen security in fintech and activate authentication solutions for IoT services.

LG Uplus announced on the 15th that it has obtained FIDO (Fast Identity Online) certification, an international standard for biometric authentication, for everything up to the 'USIM,' a storage medium for personal information in mobile phones, and will build a FIDO authentication platform combined with the carrier's unique information as early as August.

The goal is to provide a 'USIM,' a highly secure mobile phone storage medium, in accordance with the FIDO standard, and to utilize it to build a FIDO authentication platform that does not require the construction of additional infrastructure.

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The FIDO authentication platform combines FIDO’s possession authentication, such as ownership, device information, and biometric information obtained from the terminal, with the carrier’s unique information authentication, such as identity information and billing information, to build a differentiated authentication platform capable of performing all authentications at once, thereby providing an All-in-One authentication service.

Once the platform is established, it will eliminate the inconvenience of complex procedures requiring individual sign-up for authentication services in each sector, such as finance and non-finance, or secondary authentication. It allows for processing with a single biometric authentication, reducing the cognitive burden on users caused by the need to memorize personal information or register for duplicates due to varying requirements for different services.

Accordingly, affiliates linked to the telecommunications company's FIDO authentication platform can conveniently use authentication services in both financial and non-financial areas by registering once via mobile phone, without the need to register various authentication methods separately for each service.

LG Uplus is in discussions with other mobile carriers to provide a universal FIDO authentication solution that allows companies and institutions requiring FIDO authentication services to use the service conveniently, and the three mobile carriers plan to complete the platform construction as early as August.

FIDO authentication on mobile devices will initially be led by facial recognition and fingerprint recognition, and in the future, it is expected to enable iris recognition through the camera, handwriting and pattern recognition using the touchpad, voice recognition through the microphone and speaker, and gait recognition using the gravity sensor.

In particular, we plan to build and provide an integrated authentication platform that can accommodate all authentication methods of Internet of Things (IoT) services, which have various types*, through FIDO, and this can also contribute to the activation of services.

There are various types, including direct authentication, which authenticates when a device connects to a gateway; reverse authentication, which authenticates when a device connects to equipment such as a gateway; direct authentication, where the device authenticates directly without going through a gateway; and administrative authentication, which authenticates human authority.

Son Jong-woo, Head of e-Biz Business at LG Uplus, stated, “In the rapidly growing IoT service market, authentication systems are difficult to accommodate due to varying characteristics across devices and service types,” adding, “F, which is equipped with both safety and convenience."An integrated authentication platform through IDO will be the optimal solution," he said.