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Calling all members – register for the GDC Conference now
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that it is a co-organizer of the Global Digital Collaboration (GDC) Conference, taking place this September 1-3 in Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland. The GDC is not a typical industry conference. It has been brought together by a coalition of standards development organizations, intergovernmental bodies,
What governments need to know about Verifiable Credentials
Key takeaways from the OpenID Foundation and World Bank webinar on verifiable credentials The OpenID Foundation was proud to join the World Bank’s Innovation for Service Delivery series for a webinar exploring the growing global momentum behind verifiable credentials (VCs) and digital wallets. The session was aimed at governments as
OIDF welcomes NIST SP 1800-42 and announces new eKYC work item
By Juliana Cafik, Independent Identity Standards & Solutions Architect. Juliana is also a contributor to the OIDF NIST NCCoE Project for mDL and Lead Editor of an extension to the OpenID Foundation’s OIDC4IDA Claims Registration. The NIST NCCoE Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDL) Project (Special Publication 1800-42) marks a watershed moment
2025: A year worth talking about for the OpenID Foundation
Some years pass quietly. For the OpenID Foundation, 2025 was not one of them. The pace and scale of progress across the OpenID Foundation community this year was remarkable, so remarkable in fact that we felt compelled to bring the 2025 story together in this “Year in Review” report. The
OIDF sets the stage for independent oversight of conformance testing
Kantara Initiative to collaborate on role of Authorized Auditor The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that the Kantara Initiative – a global community focused on improving the trustworthy use of identity and personal data – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become an Authorized Auditor under the Foundation’s
AuthZEN: From ‘what is this’ to ‘how do we implement it’
The AuthZEN Working Group shares highlights from Gartner IAM London, including what practitioners’ questions revealed about enterprise readiness. Gartner IAM London in earlier this month brought together enterprise IAM practitioners, analysts, and standards bodies. For the OpenID Foundation’s AuthZEN Working Group, it was a revealing few days. Co-chairs Atul Tulshibagwale,
Leading organisations join OIDF independent conformance test program
In December 2025, the OpenID Foundation announced the forthcoming launch of self-certification for OpenID for Verifiable Credentials. Since then, the OpenID Foundation has been working to confirm the organisations who will help shape the next phase – a globally recognised independent conformance test program. Today, we are pleased to introduce the organisations
JumpCloud joins the OIDF as a Sustaining Corporate Member
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to welcome JumpCloud as a new Sustaining Corporate Member. JumpCloud is the AI-powered unified IT management platform designed to secure the modern workforce. By consolidating identity, device, and access management, JumpCloud provides intelligent, secure IT that scales from human users to autonomous AI agents.. JumpCloud
Adapting FAPI to evolving TLS cipher suites
FAPI is widely deployed, and as implementations mature, ongoing maintenance becomes as important as the initial implementation. One specific challenge is managing TLS cipher suites. FAPI deliberately builds on widely deployed internet standards. That design choice has served the ecosystem well, but it also means that FAPI inherits the lifecycle
OIDF responds to NIST on AI agent security
The OpenID Foundation has submitted its response to a US government call for input on how to secure AI agent systems. In March 2026, the Threat Modeling Subgroup of the OpenID Foundation’s AI Identity Management (AIIM) Community Group, filed a response to NIST’s Request for Information on securing AI agent systems
Why digital estates need standards, and why we need them now
The OpenID Foundation calls for coordinated standards as digital estates create growing challenges for families, platforms, and legal systems. What happens to your Gmail account when you die? Your cryptocurrency? Your family photos in the cloud? If you don’t have a clear answer, you’re not alone. Despite our increasingly digital
Nine countries prove OpenID Federation interoperability
Hands-on testing at TIIME 2026 confirms real world readiness of OpenID Federation across nine implementations. On 13 February 2026, implementers of OpenID Federation – a specification that provides a common framework for organisations to verify and trust one another at scale, without requiring bilateral agreements between every party – gathered
OIDF presents at European Commission’s EUDI Wallets Launchpad 2025
The OpenID Foundation was invited to present at the recent EUDI Wallets Launchpad 2025, a landmark three day community event organized by the European Commission on December 10-12 in Brussels, Belgium. The EUDI Wallets Launchpad 2025 represents a critical milestone for digital identity implementation across the European Union. As the
AuthZEN shows enterprise readiness at Gartner IAM Summit
After two years of development, the AuthZEN Working Group reached a significant milestone at this month’s Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit in Grapevine, Texas, with enterprise practitioners signalling clear readiness for implementation. The main AuthZEN session drew nearly 100 attendees whose questions revealed an important shift in market maturity.
OpenID for Verifiable Credential self-certification to launch Feb 2026
The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce implementers will be able to start self-certifying their implementations in February 26th 2026 for OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OpenID4VP) 1.0, OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0 and High Assurance Interoperability Profile (HAIP) 1.0 implementations through the OpenID Foundation’s conformance testing platform. Organizations
OpenID Foundation launches EUDIW resource hub
The OpenID Foundation has launched a dedicated resource hub to support organisations implementing the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW), providing centralised access to specifications, testing tools, and implementation guidance. The new resource hub consolidates essential materials for implementers working with the three core specifications selected for the EIDAS 2.0 Architecture
EUDIW Community Members Page
OpenID Foundation Resource Hub for European Digital Identity Wallet Implementers Latest update: December 10, 2025 We are delighted to offer EUDIW a centralised resource hub on the specifications, open source tests, conformance tools and other materials to help deploy and maintain your implementations. OIDF
OIDF Executive Director Judges G20 TechSprint
The OpenID Foundation is proud to have participated in the 2025 G20 TechSprint – an annual global initiative that brings together innovators to address critical challenges facing central banks and regulators worldwide. This year’s event was a collaboration between the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Bank for International
OIDF proves real-world interoperability of HAIP 1.0 with OpenID4VP 1.0 and OpenID4VCI 1.0
By Gail Hodges, Executive Director The OpenID Foundation is proud to announce successful interoperability testing of the High Assurance Interoperability Profile (HAIP) 1.0 draft 05, alongside the Final specifications for OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OpenID4VP) 1.0 and OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance (OpenID4VCI) 1.0. Conducted November 6th to 13th, this
See AuthZEN in action at Gartner IAM 2025
Is your organization experiencing authorization challenges, such as lack of visibility and authorization gaps? You are invited to attend the AuthZen specification in action at an interop event hosted by the OpenID Foundation’s AuthZEN Working Group at the Gartner Identity & Access Management (IAM) Summit 2025 in Grapevine, Texas. These