StrongKey FIDO Server
The facts below are what the maker publishes about StrongKey FIDO Server, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From StrongKey FIDO Server's own pricing page, checked 14 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free | open-source download · unlimited users, applications and transactions |
| Enterprise / hosted | Priced on request | Fixed-fee or all-inclusive subscription; no per-user or per-transaction fees · enterprise hardware or managed hosting |
| Supported commercial versions | Priced on request | StrongKey support, maintenance and upgrades |
The facts
Each one read from StrongKey FIDO Server's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Applications access SKFS through REST and SOAP web services rather than embedding the server into each application.checked 14 Oct 2026
- APIs
- Web and mobile applications can integrate with SKFS through REST or SOAP web services.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Authenticator choice
- The product page says users can use existing FIDO-compatible devices and that StrongKey natively supports Apple and Android platform FIDO keys.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Authenticator support
- The product works with existing FIDO authenticators and supports Apple and Android platform keys.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Citrix integration
- StrongKey documents integration with Citrix ADC and describes it as supporting deployments targeting NIST AAL-3.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- StrongKey describes on-premises and hosted data-center deployment, with high availability, disaster recovery, clustering, and replication built in.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment choices
- Customers can run the product on-premises, in private or public clouds, in StrongKey-hosted data centers or on Tellaro appliances.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Developer samples
- StrongKey provides Node.js, JavaScript and Java tutorials, sample applications and a bundled command-line test tool.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Directory integration
- The feature set includes LDAP compatibility and integration with directory servers such as OpenLDAP or Active Directory.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation site contains product manuals, versioned release notes, installation instructions, administration material and developer tutorials.checked 14 Oct 2026
- FIDO Alliance status
- FIDO Alliance lists StrongKey as joining in 2014, building a U2F server in 2015 and offering an early FIDO2-certified server.checked 14 Oct 2026
- FIDO metadata
- The server supports the FIDO Alliance Metadata Service for authenticator information.checked 14 Oct 2026
- FIDO protocols
- The server supports both U2F and FIDO2 authentication using FIDO Certified authenticators.checked 14 Oct 2026
- GitHub community
- The public repository shows 222 stars, 56 forks, 11 issues and one commit history entry.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Hardware security
- Tellaro appliances provide a FIPS 140-2 Level 2 TPM by default and an optional Level 3 HSM.checked 14 Oct 2026
- High availability
- Deployment options include built-in high availability, disaster recovery, clustering and replication.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Installation detail
- The installer deploys software under /usr/local/strongkey, runs it as a strongkey user and exposes the REST WADL over HTTPS port 8181.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Installation requirement
- The documented standalone installation calls for Rocky Linux 9.3, OpenJDK 21, at least 20 GB disk space, 4 GB memory, and a public fully qualified domain name.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- StrongKey lists out-of-the-box integration with Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway, plus LDAP or Active Directory and PKI integration.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- StrongKey describes its support and customized services as serving enterprise and SMB customers, and its product page highlights developer integration resources.checked 30 Sep 2026
- License
- The SourceForge project lists GNU LGPL version 2.0, while StrongKey’s product page specifies GNU LGPL version 2.1 for downloadable software.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: GitHub distribution
- The project README says StrongKey stopped distributing updates on GitHub during the GitHub Copilot licensing lawsuit and directs users to SourceForge.checked 14 Oct 2026
The company
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Sunnyvale, California as headquarters, while StrongKey’s about page also identifies offices in Cupertino, California and Durham, North Carolina.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists StrongKey as a privately held computer and network security company with 11–50 employees.checked 14 Oct 2026
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