Strengthening FIDO2 Authentication through the Integration of KDDI Digital Security’s Passwordless Authentication Service “Pasutori” and AuthenTrend’s Security Keys ATKey.Pro / ATKey.CardNFC
February 27th, 2025 – AuthenTrend Technology Inc. (hereinafter “AuthenTrend”), a global provider of advanced biometric authentication solutions, today announced a new partnership with KDDI Digital Security Corporation (hereinafter “KDSec”). This collaboration enables seamless integration between KDSec’s passwordless authentication solution, “Pasutori”, and AuthenTrend’s ATKey.Pro and ATKey.CardNFC security keys, further enhancing FIDO2-based authentication.
Previously, “Pasutori” users relied solely on smartphone applications as authentication devices. With this integration, businesses and individual users can now adopt FIDO2 authentication more easily and securely, significantly enhancing cybersecurity. The ATKey.Pro and ATKey.CardNFC security keys leverage fingerprint recognition and NFC technology, delivering a next-generation authentication experience that combines robust security with user convenience.
Key Benefits of the Integration
• Enhanced Security – Fully compliant with FIDO2 standards, ensuring secure and reliable passwordless authentication.
• Seamless Implementation – The integration of “Pasutori” and AuthenTrend’s ATKey series enables businesses and users to adopt a more secure authentication method with minimal effort.
• Improved Convenience – One-touch login using fingerprint recognition or NFC, eliminating the burden of password management.
Executive Comments
AuthenTrend CEO:
“We are confident that this partnership will accelerate the adoption of passwordless authentication in Japan. The integration of KDSec’s ‘Pasutori’ with our ATKey series will provide enterprises and individual users with a highly secure yet user-friendly authentication solution.”
KDSec Representative:
“By partnering with AuthenTrend, we are expanding authentication options beyond smartphone applications to include security keys. This will help address authentication challenges faced by many of our customers while enabling a safer and more secure work environment. Furthermore, this initiative will contribute to the continued growth of the passwordless authentication market in Japan.”
Future Collaboration
AuthenTrend and KDSec will continue working together to advance FIDO2 authentication technology, with the shared goal of providing a more secure and convenient authentication environment across various industries.
About AuthenTrend
AuthenTrend (https://authentrend.com/ja/) was founded in 2016 in Taiwan by a team of experienced engineers. As a pioneer in fingerprint authentication security keys, the company is trusted by leading organizations such as the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), FIDO Alliance, and RSA.
Under the slogan “NO MORE PASSWORDS, NO MORE PIN CODES!!”, AuthenTrend provides phishing-resistant biometric authentication solutions designed for a wide range of applications—from enterprise to personal use, centralized to decentralized management, and IT to IoT applications.