The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance, the organization focused on changing the nature of online authentication, entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) to use Bluetooth Smart as an alternative to using a USB dongle in Universal Second Factor (U2F) authentication. The goal of the pair is to contribute to specifications for FIDO U2F over Bluetooth Smart to extend the reach of the protocol from the desktop to the mobile device.
