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Errata to OpenID Connect Specifications Approved

Errata to the following specifications have been approved by a vote of the OpenID Foundation members: OpenID Connect Core 1.0 – Defines the core OpenID Connect functionality: authentication built on top of OAuth 2.0 and the use of Claims to communicate information about the End-User OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 – Defines how Relying Parties dynamically […]

Implementer’s Draft of OpenID 2.0 to OpenID Connect Migration Specification Approved

The following specification has been approved as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft by a vote of the OpenID Foundation members: OpenID 2.0 to OpenID Connect Migration 1.0 – Defines how to migrate from OpenID 2.0 to OpenID Connect An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the […]

Notice of Vote for Errata to OpenID Connect Specifications

The official voting period will be between Friday, October 31 and Friday, November 7, 2014, following the 45 day review of the specifications. For the convenience of members, voting will actually open a week before Friday, October 31 on Friday, October 24 for members who have completed their reviews by then, with the voting period […]

The Name is the Thing: “The ARPU of Identity”

The name is the thing. The name of this Open Identity Exchange White Paper, the “ARPU of Identity”, is deliberate. ARPU, Average Revenue Per User, is one metric telcos use to measure success. By deliberately using a traditional lens that telcos use, this paper puts emerging Internet identity markets into a pragmatic perspective. The focus of the white paper is […]

Crossing the Chasm In Mobile Identity: OpenID Foundation’s Mobile Profile Working Group

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) worldwide are in various stages of “crossing the chasm” in the Internet identity markets. As Geoffrey A. Moore noted in his seminal work, the most difficult step is making the transition between early adopters and pragmatists. The chasm crossing Moore refers to points to the bandwagon effect and the role standards […]

General Availability of Microsoft OpenID Connect Identity Provider

Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Azure Active Directory OpenID Connect Identity Provider.  It supports the discovery of provider information as well as session management (logout).  On this occasion, the OpenID Foundation wants to recognize Microsoft for its contributions to the development of the OpenID Connect specifications and congratulate them on the general availability of their […]

Review of Proposed Errata to OpenID Connect Specifications

The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends the approval of Errata to the following specifications: OpenID Connect Core 1.0 – Defines the core OpenID Connect functionality: authentication built on top of OAuth 2.0 and the use of Claims to communicate information about the End-User OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0 – Defines how Relying Parties dynamically discover information […]

Review of Proposed Implementer’s Draft of OpenID 2.0 to OpenID Connect Migration Specification

The OpenID Connect Working Group recommends approval of the following specification as an OpenID Implementer’s Draft: OpenID 2.0 to OpenID Connect Migration 1.0 – Defines how to migrate from OpenID 2.0 to OpenID Connect An Implementer’s Draft is a stable version of a specification providing intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification. This note […]