SK Telecom Enables Identity Verification Without Security Devices or Public Certificates
Remotely disable authentication when your smartwatch is lost

SK Telecom announced on the 25th that it has successfully developed a technology that utilizes smartwatches for personal authentication and has received international recognition from the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Association, a global information authentication standard.

SK Telecom's 'Smartwatch-based Authentication Technology' is a simple technology that replaces authentication devices such as security USBs or OTP devices with a smartwatch when conducting financial transactions or logging into specific sites.

For example, when a website or app asks for identity verification, you can replace it with simply tapping the screen of a pre-registered smartwatch.



Using ‘authentication technology via smartwatch’, you can quickly and easily authenticate yourself without a separate security device or public certificate. Additionally, this technology can be used as a secondary authentication method to supplement ID/password on sites that require strong security, such as intranets or internet banking.

SK Telecom stated that the technology has high security, as it encrypts the entire process from the smartwatch to the server and is equipped with a “kill switch” that can remotely disable the authentication function in the event of loss of the smartwatch.

SK Telecom has been piloting this technology in its network analysis system since November of last year, further enhancing its technical sophistication. It also completed the development of an end-to-end solution suitable for the B2B market, enabling future integration into financial services, portals, apps, and services. General customers will be able to access the technology once apps and services utilizing it are launched.