Authenticator Certification Scenarios
This page is intended to help Authenticator Vendors understand the required pieces of Authenticator Certification and the associated FIDO Fees for different FIDO Certification scenarios.
Certification Fees
FIDO Certification Fees | FIDO Member | Non-Member |
Authenticator/Server Functional Certification Fee | $6,000 USD | $7,800 USD |
Authenticator Security Level 1 (L1) Certification Fee | Included* | Included* |
Authenticator Security Levels 1+ and higher Certification Fee | $9,000 USD | $15,600 USD |
Authenticator/Server Derivative Certification Fee | $1,000 USD | $1,250 USD |
Authenticator Delta Certification Fee | $1,200 USD | $2,100 USD |
Biometric Certification Fees | FIDO Member | Non-Member |
Biometric Component Certification Fees | $12,000 USD | $15,600 USD |
Identity Verification Certification Fees | FIDO Member | Non-Member |
Document Authenticity (DocAuth) Certification Fees | $12,000 USD | $15,600 USD |
* Authenticators completing L1 are required to pay the Functional Certification Fee, there is no additional fee for L1 Certification.
Certification Scenarios
# | Authenticator | Functional Conformance Self-Validation Testing | Functional Interoperability Testing | Security Evaluation | FIDO Fees |
1 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants L1 Certification | Required | Required (New L1 Interoperability Requirements) |
Required – Security Secretariat | Functional + L1 |
2 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants L2 Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Accredited Security Lab | L2 |
3 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification (until November 23, 2018*) |
Required | Not Required (Derivative) | Required – Security Secretariat | Derivative |
4 | FIDO Certified Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification (after November 23, 2018*) |
Required | Required – Base Certification must be L1 Certified, at minimum | Required – Security Secretariat | Functional + L1 (for Base Certification) + Derivative |
5 | New Authenticator that wants L1 Certification | Required | Required | Required – Security Secretariat | Functional + L1 |
6 | L1 Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification | Required | Not Required (Derivative) | Not Required | Derivative |
7 | L1 Authenticator that wants an L2 Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Accredited Security Lab | Functional + L2 |
8 | L1 Authenticator that wants a Delta Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Security Secretariat (Delta) | Delta |
9 | New Authenticator that wants L2 Certification | Required | Required | Required – Accredited Security Lab | Functional + L2 |
10 | L2 Authenticator that wants a Derivative Certification | Required | Not Required (Derivative) | Not Required | Derivative |
11 | L2 Authenticator that wants a Delta Certification | Not Required | Not Required | Required – Accredited Security Laboratory (Delta) | Delta |
* On November 23, 2018, L1 will be the minimum requirement for all FIDO Authenticators. To file for a Derivative after this date, the base Certification must be at least L1 Certified.