Guest Blog: SecureAuth’s OpenID Foundation Membership Drives Interoperability and Authentication for Customer Identity Security Across Cloud and Mobile
Today, SecureAuth is an official member of the OpenID Foundation a non-profit international standardization organization committed to enabling, promoting and protecting OpenID technologies. As a distinguished member of the Foundation, SecureAuth also now has a voice in the elections for the governing body. SecureAuth Innovation Labs is dedicated to actively supporting and participating in the […]
Picking up Speed on the FAPI Roadmap: From the FAPI RW Implementers Draft 2 to FAPI 1.0 Advanced Final
The FAPI Working Group published a FAPI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) as a resource for those new to FAPI and implementing FAPI. This FAQ will evolve over time as the Foundation engages with new members like the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission as well as colleagues in the US, Australia, Brazil and other jurisdictions on […]
Standards Adoption and the Adoption of Standards – Financial-grade API (FAPI) 1.0 Final Specifications Published
I’m pleased to announce that the OpenID Foundation has published the Financial-grade API (FAPI) Parts 1.0 and 2.0 final specifications. This is a true accomplishment for open banking initiatives worldwide. The Foundation couldn’t have reached this important milestone with the FAPI specification without the leadership of the FAPI Working Group led by Chairman Nat Sakimura, Anoop […]
FAPI 1.0 Part 1 and Part 2 are now Final Specifications
The OpenID Foundation membership has approved the following Financial-grade API (FAPI) specifications as OpenID Final Specifications: Financial-grade API 1.0 – Part 1: Baseline Security Profile Financial-grade API 1.0 – Part 2: Advanced Security Profile A Final Specification provides intellectual property protections to implementers of the specification and is not subject to further revision. The Final […]
The Identity, Unlocked “eKYC with Mark Haine” Podcast Now Live
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Identity, Unlocked podcast. This week’s episode “eKYC with Mark Haine” features host Vittorio Bertocci and special guest Mark Haine. The episode focuses on the work of the OpenID Foundation’s eKYC & Identity Assurance Working Group. Mark Haine is the Director at considrd.consulting and one of the Co-chairs […]
OpenID Foundation Announces Increases to Membership Dues in 2021
The OpenID Foundation is a non-profit international standardization organization of individuals and companies committed to enabling, promoting, and protecting OpenID technologies. Formed in June 2007, the Foundation serves as a public trust organization representing the open community of developers, vendors, and users. The Foundation assists the community by providing needed infrastructure and help in promoting […]
OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance (eKYC & IDA) Enables More than 30 Million Bank Customers to Identify Themselves with Third Parties
More than 1,000 banks in the yes® scheme enable online banking customers to prove their identity to 3rd parties with existing bank-managed KYC data. This data can also be used to seamlessly create qualified electronic signatures conforming to the EU’s eIDAS directive. The banks recently finished the migration of all Identity Providers (IdPs) in the […]
Registration Open for OpenID Foundation Virtual Workshop — April 29, 2021
Workshop Overview OpenID Foundation Workshops provide technical insight and influence on current Internet identity standards. This workshop will provide updates on all active OpenID Foundation Working Groups as well the OpenID Certification Program. The workshop also highlights the Foundation’s partnership with the CARIN Alliance that is focused on enabling a digital identity ecosystem for US […]