““Ensuring the identity of network users is critical to sharing information securely.””
— DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology

Our innovative technology allows mobile users to use Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates for secure registration and authentication with relying parties using the FIDO protocol.

Our patented solution provides an additional layer of protection and convenience for mobile users accessing online services.

Our technology effectively combines the strong identity verification of the PKI world with the user-friendly and privacy-enhancing features of FIDO authentication on mobile devices.

This enables users to benefit from the strengths of both approaches in a single solution.

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  • Use of strong verified proof of vetted credentials for authentication

  • Utilizing the latest public key cryptology

  • Enhanced user privacy

  • Cost effective approach to integrate PKI credentials for mobile authentication to online services

  • Frictionless, passwordless user experience

  • Built using open standards to enable rapid integration with PKI and FIDO services.

Our Story

The QX.509 Authenticator is a solution developed as part of the "Mobile Authentication Interoperability for Digital Certificates" (X.509) project, funded by the US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate. Its goal is to provide secure authentication for mobile users.

The project aimed to enable the use of highly vetted x.509 certificates on mobile devices for enterprise server authentication using the FIDO protocols. With the QX.509 Authenticator, x.509 Digital Certificates can be used with any FIDO-compliant relying party for authentication, without requiring further development work by the credential issuer nor the relying party.

In simpler terms, the QX.509 Authenticator provides a high level of identity assurance and strong token assurance through the use of FIDO protocols, while also meeting various government standards such as FIPS 140-2, NIST 800-63-3, NIST 800-157, and NIST 800-57.

This effort, a part of the "  The Mobile Authentication Interoperability for Digital Certificates (MAIDC) " project, has been funded in part by the United States Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate under contract # D15PC00001. The content of this website does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the U.S. Government and no official endorsement should be inferred.