OpenID Foundation Joins the OpenWallet Foundation   Recently updated !

The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has joined the Linux Foundation’s OpenWallet Foundation (OWF). The OIDF is among the first of Non Profit, Standards Development Organizations to be approved as an Associate Member. Others include ID2020, MIT, Open Identity Exchange, and the Secure Identity Alliance. Throughout the OWF’s formation, OIDF members have […]


2023 OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Awards Now Open for Submissions   Recently updated !

Overview The OpenID Foundation board of directors established the OpenID Foundation Kim Cameron Award Program in May 2022. Our goal is to encourage representation from young people who have an interest in subjects consistent with the OpenID Foundation Mission, in creating identity standards that are secure, interoperable, and privacy preserving. […]


2023 OpenID Foundation Board of Directors Election Results

I want to personally thank all Foundation members who voted in the 2023 elections for representatives to the OpenID Foundation board of directors. Each year Corporate members of the Foundation elect a member to represent them on the board with all Corporate members in good standing eligible to nominate and […]


Second Implementer’s Drafts of Two FAPI 2.0 Specifications Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specifications as OpenID Implementer’s Drafts: FAPI 2.0 Security Profile FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. These are the second FAPI 2.0 Implementer’s […]


Announcing the 2023 OpenID Foundation Individual Community Board Members Election

This is to announce the OpenID Foundation individual community board members 2023 election schedule. Those elected will help determine the role the Foundation plays in facilitating the develop and adoption of important open identity standards enabling global interoperability as well as the strategic directions of the Foundation. Per the Foundation’s bylaws, […]


Implementer’s Draft of OpenID Connect Native SSO for Mobile Apps Approved

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID Connect Native SSO for Mobile Apps 1.0 This is the first Implementer’s Draft of this specification. An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. […]


FAPI 2.0 – Announcing New Drafts and Security Analysis

The OpenID Foundation’s FAPI working group is pleased to announce the public review period has started for new Implementer’s Drafts of the FAPI 2.0 Security Profile and the FAPI 2.0 Attacker Model. These drafts coincide with the recently completed formal security analysis of the FAPI 2.0 specifications, the result of […]


Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect is now a Final Specification

The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following OpenID Connect specification as an OpenID Final Specification: Initiating User Registration via OpenID Connect A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. The Final Specification is available at: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-prompt-create-1_0-final.html The voting […]